Welcome to Saturday’s Weather Watch taking a look at the weather for the next 3 days in depth for the Western Isles as well as covering the latest weather news and events from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Saturday evening we are seeing an mainly overcast evening with some light rain and drizzle. But most places are dry. Some sunny spells. Winds under 20 mph. Todays high of 15.8C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather for the Western Isles. All the images shown below come from the Met office and can be found by following this link https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/surface-pressure

Sunday – High pressure dominates across the UK on Friday with a weather front sitting to the far North West. For us in the Western Isles we are expecting once again to see a fine and dry day with some decent and prolonged sunshine. Maybe even wall to wall sunshine for a time. Some overnight mist and fog at times. Winds under 20 mph but gusting 30 mph into the late evening. Winds will be from the North East. Temps of 11C to 19C

Monday – High pressure dominates across the UK once again. For us in the Western Isles we are going to see a mainly fine and dry day with sunshine and cloud. Some decent and prolonged sunshine at times. Feeling warm again but with a more brisk wind. Winds will be from the North East around 10 to 30 mph. Temps of 10 to 16C

Tuesday – High pressure dominates across the UK. For us in the Western Isles we are going to see a fine and dry day with some decent and prolonged sunshine. Variable amounts of cloud with light winds. Winds will be from the North East under 20 mph. Temps of 11C to 17C

UK Weather News

A cold august night

Hands up 🙋‍♂️ who thinks it feels a touch like #autumn first thing this morning?

Looks like Shap in Cumbria was coldest last night#brrr pic.twitter.com/gGkwIutSFn

— Met Office (@metoffice) August 28, 2021

Sunny Stornoway yesterday

Yesterday's (27th Aug) #sunshine totals from the 03xxx SYNOP sites.#Stornoway the sunniest spot with 12.7 hours, its second sunniest day of August behind the 8th (13.9 hours)@IslesWeather pic.twitter.com/FyO5eCpaPN

— Dan Harris (@RoostWeather) August 28, 2021

Sunshine stats

With the recent sunnier (on average) days across the UK (and a few more to come before month end), it does look as though #August 2021 has saved itself from being the dullest on record (2008, 103.8 hours).

The exact #sunshine figure for 2021 very much an estimate however. pic.twitter.com/o1p7czLYuW

— Dan Harris (@RoostWeather) August 28, 2021

Global Weather News

The latest on Ida

New Orleans, Louisiana continues to prepare for potential land fall from Hurricane Ida!

We will continue to track Ida as it heads towards the Gulf Coast, So stay tuned!#HurricaneIda #hurricane #Ida pic.twitter.com/CufoSllZ9B

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) August 28, 2021

Evacuations advised as Hurricane Ida heads for the US Gulf Coast and possible direct hit for New Orleans https://t.co/WimG1wZipq

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) August 28, 2021

Sunrise on Hurricane Ida.

Storms continually erupting in the eyewall. pic.twitter.com/iyXRYSeEpC

— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) August 28, 2021

Here are the 10 AM CDT Saturday Key Messages for Hurricane #Ida. Follow the latest at https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/D70afJvLQm

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 28, 2021

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