Strathan (Highland) weather

Headline:

Most dry and occasionally sunny with light winds.

Today:

Most dry and seeing plentiful weak winter sunshine, but temperatures a little lower than late winter averages. Caithness cloudier with a risk of a few light showers appearing. East to southeast winds mostly light, occasionally freshening over the Hebrides. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells lingering across Ross and Cromarty and Sutherland, elsewhere rather cloudy with scattered light showers over Caithness, perhaps appearing over southern areas overnight. Southeast winds occasionally freshening over Hebrides. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudier than Friday but still some brighter spells, most widespread around the west coast. Most dry with the few scattered light showers that do appear likely confined to Sutherland, Caithness. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunday, Monday and early Tuesday cold and cloudy with patchy light rain, sleet and snow. Later Tuesday drier, brighter and milder weather will feed from the south.

Turning unsettled at the start of this period with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK from the west. These will bring periods of rain to much of the UK, although the heaviest rainfall will probably be in western areas. Some eastern areas could end up largely dry. Strong winds are also likely at times, especially along coasts. Through the second half of this period, toward the end of February, periods of unsettled weather are expected at times, with Atlantic weather systems continuing to move eastwards across the UK - these could bring heavy rain and strong winds at times. Some drier, brighter periods with showers are likely between systems. Temperatures will most likely be above average.

There is still a very small chance of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will dominate, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially towards the west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.