Welcome to Thursday’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 Thursday evening, we are seeing rain move across the Western Isles and this is heavy in places. Winds gusting 20 to 40 mph and today’s high of 10.8C so far.

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

Friday – Low pressure sits across North West Scotland. It will bring spells of rain and blustery winds to start to the day for us in the Western Isles. The rain will be heavy at times. The rain will linger on into the morning but once it clears for the afternoon and evening it should be fine and dry with clear skies and cloud with some sunny spells. Winds of 20 to 40 mph gusting 50 mph during the early hours of the morning. Winds will be from the South East but shifting North West for tomorrow. Temps of 7C to 12C

Saturday – A ridge of high pressure builds in with low to the West and East of us. For us in the Western Isles we are expecting to see a fine and dry day with sunshine and cloud along with light winds. Winds under 20 mph from variable directions. Temps of 8C to 12C

Sunday – High pressure over Scandinavia and a cold front moves across the UK from the West. For us in the Western isles we are going to see an overcast day with spells of rain which will be heavy at times. Winds of 20 to 40 mph with some gusts reaching 50 mph at times. Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 7C to 13C

UK Weather News

Been wet month so far for the North and NW of Scotland

#Rainfall from the first 10 days of #November, from official sites with >=95% of a full record.#Honister and #Seathwaite wettest with >150mm.

% anomalies (c/f 1981-2010 mean) for 03xxx SYNOP shows only the extreme N/NW above the mean. @IslesWeatherhttps://t.co/ER1tg0kp26 pic.twitter.com/vxXPRLQRrG

— Dan Harris (@RoostWeather) November 11, 2021

Global Weather News

Latest on Storm Blas

#StormBlas will continue to bring very unsettled weather to the western Mediterranean over the coming days 🌧️

The Balearics and parts of Italy are most likely to see impacts

Flash #flooding, large waves and lightning will likely cause disruption and damage in these areas 🌊 pic.twitter.com/ImFCRviNye

— Met Office (@metoffice) November 11, 2021

Heavy blizzards in some parts of NE China have brought record snowfall, raising concerns about keeping homes warm in an area hit by power outages earlier this year https://t.co/64oNguBPa7

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) November 11, 2021

Into the tropics

Tropical Depression #BOB05 will continue to bring significant rainfall to Northern Tamil Nadu through the first half of today.

Intensity should be easing as the day goes on, although with devastating flooding already in effect. pic.twitter.com/uWBNiyxqmS

— wxcharts – a MetDesk Company (@wxcharts) November 11, 2021

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