Highlands & Eilean Siar weather

Headline:

Rain clearing this evening leaving Saturday dry with some sunshine.

This Evening and Tonight:

Rain in the far northwest for a time this evening, some heavier bursts at times. Otherwise a dry night with clear periods, staying cloudy over the Western Isles. Windy in the northwest with strong occasionally gale southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

Dry with some spells of sunshine, although cloudier along the west coast and Western Isles. Chance of rain across the Western Isles in the evening. Frost on Saturday night. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Dry, bright for most of Sunday, Western Isles cloudy with rain, spreading east to most parts later. Sunny spells and scattered showers early next week.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Fri 17 Jan 2025

A transition to a rather more changeable and at times unsettled weather pattern is likely to occur during the first few days of this period. Outbreaks of rain and freshening winds will probably make inroads from the southwest during Thursday ahead of conditions more widely becoming wetter and windier by next weekend. Whilst a milder, wetter and windier scenario is considered most likely, there remains a small chance that colder air from Europe may continue to feed into northern Britain, especially at first, increasing the chance of snowfall here. Towards the end of January, further periods of strong winds and heavy rain are likely to move in from the Atlantic. Whilst generally mild conditions look to close out the month, some large day to day changes in temperature are possible.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Fri 17 Jan 2025

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region. Pressure may build across southern areas towards mid-February, which would result in drier, settled conditions, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost, becoming established here.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 17 Jan 2025