Port Ellen (Argyll and Bute) weather

Headline:

Frequent wintry showers, hill snow, easing later. Windy.

Today:

The morning will begin cloudy with frequent showers. These showers will be heavy and wintry with snow on the hills. A few bright spells will develop as the showers become less frequent from mid-morning. Windy. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

A few evening showers south otherwise dry with clear periods and a widespread frost. Becoming cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow spreading east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Sunday:

Early outbreaks rain, hill snow, clear east to leave bright spells and wintry showers with snow on the hills. Windy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Early cloud, wintry showers west soon clear, the wind eases down later Monday. Becoming cloudy with rain or drizzle Tuesday. Further rain, showers follow southeast Wednesday.

High pressure to the southwest of the UK, with weather fronts rounding the high to affect northern parts at times, is likely the dominant pattern through this period. Wetter and windier weather can be expected in the north, while further south, drier and more settled conditions are more likely. There is a chance of deeper lows moving across the UK at times, bringing wetter and windier weather more widely. Later in the period, high pressure may spread across much of the UK leading to more widespread settled conditions. Whilst temperatures will be generally near to or a little above average, some colder interludes are possible, especially in the north, where there could be some wintry showers at times.

High pressure will likely be dominant at the start of this period. As such, plenty of dry weather seems most likely, although changes in wind direction could lead to quite marked differences in cloud amounts and temperature from day to day. There may however be some wetter and windier interludes at times, these being more likely in the north. There is a chance that high pressure becomes less dominant later into April, increasing the probability of more places seeing some rain and possible stronger winds from time to time. Overall, temperatures will likely be near to or a little above average.