Carn Dearg (945m) (Highland) weather

Headline:

Dry and sunny.

Today:

After a frosty start the day will continue dry and cold with long sunny periods for all, cloud will increase over eastern parts towards evening. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A dry night with cloud over eastern parts spreading towards the west later. It will be frosty with the best of the clear spells in the west. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

Saturday:

A dry day with sunny spells in the west, cloudy in the east with the chance of an odd light shower towards Caithness. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

It will stay mostly cloudy and dry with occasional bright or sunny spells Sunday and Monday. A few showers are possible over Caithness and Sutherland Tuesday.

High pressure is expected to be slow moving and centred to the northeast of the UK over Scandinavia during this period. As a result, east or southeasterly winds will dominate, these bringing cold conditions across the UK from mainland Europe. Some light rain and hill snow is likely at first, particularly across the south of the UK. Dry conditions will probably become more prevalent later in this period with some spells of sunshine or clear skies. However, there is a continued risk of some wintry precipitation at times, particularly along southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures are expected to be below normal during the day with some overnight frost. Brisk winds will exacerbate the cold feel, particularly in the south of the UK.

Weather patterns in the UK are most likely to be slowly evolving. It is most likely that high pressure to the east or northeast of the UK will dominate at first in some form or another, but with time this may decline, allowing an erratic transition to rather more unsettled and less cold conditions. During this transition there is the possibility of periods or rain or snow, at least for a time, but confidence in these details is currently very low.