Loch Seaforth (Na h-Eileanan Siar) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy, mild, quite windy. Rain mainly northwest. East brighter.

Today:

Windy with coastal gales in the northwest. Mainly cloudy, some patchy rain for the Western Isles and the West Highlands, heavier later in far northwest. The best brightness towards the east, some sunshine in Inverness and Speyside. Mild. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle, mainly in west but a little spreading to the east too. Clearer weather with isolated showers will reach the far north. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

Lochaber the Great Glen and Strathspey will stay cloudy with occasional rain. Brighter over the Isles and North Highland with sunny intervals and a few showers. Lighter winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Bright start far north Friday otherwise cloudy with rain, mild. Bright with blustery showers over the weekend the showers turning wintry on Sunday.

After a reasonably benign start with many places dry on Sunday, the UK is expected to see more widespread unsettled and cooler conditions develop in this period. Fronts or low-pressure areas are increasingly likely to cross the country, bringing an increased threat of heavy rain. As colder air from the north progresses southwards, the risk of sleet and snow increases, especially in northern areas. Temperatures will start around average but will become slightly below average for most, though milder interludes are possible in the south. While there is moderate confidence in this trend, confidence is low for the exact positioning of any systems, which will be crucial in determining which areas see rain or snow.

Confidence in this period is fairly low, but continuing from the previous period, there remains a chance of rather unsettled and cool conditions continuing at first, with the wettest conditions perhaps focussed more over the south, with sleet and snow showers further north. Then, through the rest of January, something more climatological could return with the wettest and coolest conditions further north, and with higher pressure further south, it is more likely to be drier, and at times milder here than elsewhere.