A'Mhaighdean (Highland) weather

Headline:

Some sunshine, but cloud, occasional rain, reaching west from afternoon.

Today:

A dry and bright morning with good spells of sunshine. Low cloud and occasional rain edging into western areas during the afternoon, but staying sunnier in east, where it will also be warmer. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

There will continue to be low cloud and occasional rain in western areas throughout the evening and overnight. Turning cloudier in the east but staying mainly dry. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

A cloudy start for all but bright or sunny spells developing in the east where it will be warmer. Low cloud and occasional rain continuing in the west. Freshening southwesterlies. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Staying cloudy in the west on Thursday with mist or drizzle and occasionally fresh southwest winds, clearing early Friday. Staying dry, bright and increasingly warm in the east.

Settled at first, with very warm or hot weather quite widely across the UK. There is a small chance of a few thunderstorms, but most areas will likely be dry. Early next week, a transition to less hot conditions is expected, but with uncertain timing. This could bring an increasing chance of some rain or showers, perhaps thundery, but there is scope for very warm or hot conditions to persist in more eastern and southern areas. Beyond midweek, a rather changeable pattern is anticipated with some rain or showers possible at times, which could be heavy and thundery, but interspersed with drier interludes. Whilst a downward trend in temperature is anticipated, it will still likely be warmer than average, especially in the south and east where hot spells remain possible.

A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month at first, with high pressure probably dominating the south and lower pressure more favoured to affect the north and northwest. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, around the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this remain rather uncertain.