Carn Liath (Highland) weather

Headline:

Overcast and warm with persistent rain becoming heavy later.

Today:

Dry Caithness at first otherwise persistent rain pushes north through the morning. Heavy falls begin in the south early afternoon spreading to northern parts by the evening. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Overcast and warm with persistent and heavy rain continuing in the west throughout the night. Rain across eastern parts however becomes light from late evening. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Overcast with continuing persistent rain, some heavy in the west, but drier periods at times in the east. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mainly dry as rain turns light and patchy in the west and north Tuesday. Apart from some patchy light rain Wednesday night, conditions stay mainly dry through Wednesday and Thursday.

Following a widely fine and very warm spell through the week, temperatures are most likely to return back closer to average from the north during Thursday and Friday. Whilst a little rain is possible during this transition, most areas remaining largely dry. Largley fine but cooler conditions are then most likely over the weekend. However, likely cloudier and breezier at times across some northern areas with a chance of rain. Into the following week, conditions will probably turn more changeable overall, with dry, settled periods interspersed with some spells of wetter weather. This will bring some showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Temperatures will likely be around average.

Fairly typical spring weather is expected during this part of May. Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with spells of wetter, more unsettled weather, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall.