Ben Macdui (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Evening rain. Sunny spells, and blustery showers in west, Friday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry start in north, otherwise cloudy with outbreaks of, occasionally heavy rain, clearing northeast through the evening. Skies clearing through the early hours with a few showers possible in the west. Occasionally strong southeasterly then southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Some bright or sunny intervals and a few blustery showers, these mainly across the west. Drier along the east coast. A breezy day with occasionally strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rather cloudy through the weekend and Monday with outbreaks of rain, especially across eastern and southern Aberdeenshire, with some clear or sunny spells for Moray and northern Aberdeenshire. Southeasterly winds.

Showers or longer spells of rain are likely to continue at first for many parts of the country, perhaps heavy at times, but gradually over the weekend the weather is expected to become more settled. Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to see this change first, with spells of rain perhaps slower to clear further across the south. Into the following week, high pressure is expected to become more widely established. Winds will be light and clearer skies are likely, however this does not rule out the odd shower, especially around coasts. High pressure and settled weather will result in temperatures falling to closer to average, with overnight frosts and morning fog which could be slow to clear.

High pressure will probably remain influential across the UK during this period. This means an increasing likelihood of dry weather compared to the winter so far. Despite the greater signal for settled weather, showers or occasional bands of rain are still possible at times, especially later in the period towards January. These could be wintry in nature. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal for the time of year.