Ben More Assynt (Highland) weather

Headline:

Largely dry at first Monday but rain later. Winds strengthening.

Today:

Largely dry and cloudy much of the morning with just the odd light shower in the north. From late morning a band of rain reaches the Western Isles and spreads eastwards to all parts. Winds becoming strong with gale risk. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Rain clearing to the east this evening and overnight leaving scattered showers and a few clear spells developing. Winds remaining strong, with a risk of gales, especially around coasts. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

A mix of some bright intervals interspersed with blustery showers, which may be heavy at times. Winds remaining strong with a risk of gales at first. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Showers Wednesday turning increasingly wintry. Wintry showers early Thursday, then dry for a time but rain later. Bright spells and showers Friday. Winds mostly fresh to strong, briefly lighter Thursday.

Still rather changeable at the start of this period, with further frontal systems moving across the UK, bringing rain and stronger winds at times. Through late March, high pressure is likely to be located to the southwest of UK, with a predominantly westerly or northwesterly airstream in place. Further weather fronts are likely to round this high, bringing occasional rain to the north and perhaps east of the country, whereas areas further southwest stand a better chance of being drier. In this setup, temperatures will probably pan out close to average overall, with some overnight frost where skies are clear and winds light. Into early April and high pressure may become rather more dominant, with many areas seeing dry, settled conditions.

High pressure will probably be dominant at the start of this period, the centre of which transferring from somewhere west or southwest of the UK to somewhere to the north of the UK. As such, plenty of dry weather seems most likely, but with changes in wind direction leading to some quite marked differences in cloud amounts and temperature from day to day. Moving further into April, there is an increasing chance that high pressure will become less dominant and thus there is a greater chance of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures panning out somewhere near to average.