Good evening Western isles  on this Saturday evening we are seeing a mostly overcast evening. A band of heavy rain is slow moving across South Uist and Barra at the moment. Some light rain and drizzle elsewhere and winds are light.

Overnight – We are going to see an overcast night. Some spells of heavy rain across South Uist and Barra. Some mist and fog patches forming. Drier for Lewis and Harris with some spells of light rain and drizzle. Winds of 0 to 20 mph

Morning and afternoon – A day of sunshine and scattered showers. Some of these will be heavy and possibly thundery. In between we should see some decent and prolonged sunshine. Cloud will prove slow to clear for the Uists and Barra. Winds of 5 to 25 mph.

Evening – A mixture of sunshine and showers. Some of these could be thundery. We should see a dry end to the day. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Winds will be North Easterly direction and temps will range from 11C to 21C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:08 and 21:55

South Uist – 05:18 and 21:53