Halistra (Highland) weather

Headline:

Bright spells and showers. Chilly northeast winds.

Today:

Generally bright with a scattering of showers, these wintry over the hills. Cloudier through Speyside with showers or the odd longer spell of rain with snow over the mountains. Chilly northeast winds, strong around the coast. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

The cloud becoming well broken at times with a frost developing quite widely away from windward coasts. A few showers around, these wintry on hills. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Friday:

Bright with a scattering of showers, the showers mainly in the north and east, these wintry on hills. Best of the sunshine for Skye and Lochaber. Chilly northeast winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mainly dry and bright on Saturday with a widespread frost at night. A scattering of showers on Sunday and Monday, wintry on hills. Chilly winds.

All parts of the UK are likely to start off on a rather cold but bright note, with some sunshine. However, some showers are likely to pepper northern and eastern coasts, these wintry over high ground and possibly to low levels in the far northeast. A brisk northerly wind will accentuate the cold feel. Overnight frost will be widespread, especially in the north. Towards the middle of next week, an area of rain and stronger winds may move southeast across much of the UK, bringing a brief less cold spell, before a resumption of the cold northerly airflow with further wintry showers. Although very uncertain, high pressure may then settle things down by next weekend before it possibly turns milder, wetter and windier from the west late in the period.

Whilst the expected weather patterns during late November and into December are inevitably very uncertain, there is a signal for largely unsettled or at least changeable conditions across the UK, with the flow tending to come mainly from the Atlantic. This means spells of wind and rain are likely for most if not all parts, with a risk of some snow, mainly in the north over high ground. Some drier, brighter interludes are also likely, with an associated risk of frost and fog. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall.