A'Chralaig (Highland) weather

Headline:

Windy tomorrow with some morning showers and afternoon rain.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showery overnight, especially around western coasts, drier with some clear spells towards the Black Isle and Caithness. Winds south to southwest, brisk around the coasts and Isles. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

Breezy with showers through the morning, some bright spells, a drier afternoon and feeling milder in southerly winds. Rain spreading north during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled with showery, clustery conditions, perhaps some drier conditions on Sunday, feeling relatively mild for December.

Unsettled conditions are likely to continue at first, with low pressure probably centred somewhere to the southwest of the UK, whilst high pressure becomes established to the northeast. This means a broadly easterly flow will become increasingly dominant through next week, whilst periods of rain or showers become increasingly confined to southern or southwestern parts. With time, high pressure is signaled to become more dominant with more in the way of dry, settled weather anticipated though there could be some isolated showers to eastern parts, that could perhaps be wintry at times. Temperatures will lower compared to recent weeks, closer to or perhaps a little below average for many. Overnight frost and fog or freezing fog could become more prevalent, though any particularly cold conditions look unlikely at this stage.

High pressure is fairly likely to be close by to the UK at the start of this period, though its exact position is rather more uncertain. This means a continuation of predominantly settled and dry weather for many, albeit with the potential for overnight frost and fog. With colder air likely near to or over the UK, the chance of wintry hazards is higher than in previous weeks. Towards mid-month, there is the potential for rather more changeable conditions to become re-established, although confidence in this aspect of the forecast is currently low.