Tuesday’s forecast – More rain

Good evening Western Isles on this Monday evening we are seeing a mainly fine and dry end to the day. Some light rain and drizzle. Winds gusting 30 mph and today’s high of 12.9C

Overnight – Clear skies and cloud with some patchy light rain and drizzle. Winds gusting 30 mph.

Morning – Sunshine and cloud with a few scattered showers. Winds of 20 to 40 mph with some gusts reaching 50 mph.

Afternoon – Cloud builds in with some rain pushing into Uist and Barra. Some sunny spells with a few scattered showers elsewhere. Winds of 10 to 30 mph gusting 40 mp.

Evening – Heavy and persistent rain will sweep across the Western isles. Some spots will have intense rainfall over a short period of time. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Winds will be from variable directions and temps of 8C to 16C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:56 and 21:48

South Uist – 05:06 and 21:47

Outlook

Wednesday and Thursday – Sunshine and scattered showers. Winds gusting 40 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

Friday – Overcast and showers with winds gusting 40 mph. Temps of 10C to 13C

Saturday – Sunshine and cloud. Winds easing. Temps of 8C to 15C

Have a great evening.

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Monday morning, we are seeing a mixture of clear skies and cloud. Winds gusting 25 mph and an overnight low of 9.9C

Today’s pollen forecast is Low

Today – Rounds of rain will move across the Western Isles. This will be heavy at times. Some sunshine at times. Driest in the morning and late evening. Winds of 20 to 40 mph from the East. Temps of 9C to 14C

Outlook

Tuesday – Dry start heavy rain later winds gusting 40 mph.

Wednesday and Thursday – Rain and showers with sunny spells. Winds gusting 40 to 50 mph.

Have a great day

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Good evening Western isles on this Sunday evening a mixture of sunshine and cloud with some rain and showers moving in. WInds under 20 mph and today’s high of 15C so far

Overnight – Clear skies and cloud with some rain and showers moving into Uist and Barra. Some mist and low cloud. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Morning – Sunshine and cloud with some rain and showers. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Afternoon – Further rain will move across the Western isles this will be heavy in places. The cloud will dominate with some sunny spells. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Evening – The heaviest of the rain will clear away to sunshine and cloud. winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Winds will be from the East and South East. Temps of 8C to 15C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:58 and 21:46

South Uist – 05:08 and 21:45

Outlook

Tuesday – Dry start but heavy rain will move in later. Winds lighter for Lewis and Harris but gusting 40 to 50 mph for Uist and Barra. Winds from the East and South East. Temps of 8C to 16C

Wednesday – Further spells of rain and staying windy for most of the day. Winds gusting 40 to 50 mph possibly stronger for a time in the morning. Some sunny spells. Winds will be from the South East. Temps of 8C to 14C

Thursday and Friday – Further spells of rain heavy at times. Showery with some sunny spells. Winds gusting 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 9C to 13C

Next weekend – Staying unsettled with further rounds of rain.

Have a great evening.

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Sunday morning, we are seeing a mixture of sunshine and cloud. Mist and fog patches in places. Winds under 20 mph and an overnight low of 6.4C

Today’s pollen forecast is Moderate

Today – Sunshine and cloud. Some decent and prolonged sunshine with variable amounts of cloud which will increase in at times. some rain and showers but for most, it will say dry. the showers could be thundery at times. Winds under 20 mph from variable directions. Temps of 9C to 17C

Outlook

Monday – Rain and showers winds gusting 20 to 40 mph.

Tuesday – Heavy rain at times with winds gusting 40 mph.

Wednesday and Thursday – Sunshine and showers with winds gusting 20 to 40 mph.

Have a great day

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Saturday morning, we are seeing an overcast morning with some sunshine. Occasional light rain and drizzle. Some mist and fog. Winds under 20 mph and an overnight low of 9.8C

Today’s pollen forecast is low

Today – Sunshine and cloud. Some decent and prolonged sunshine at times. But cloud will persist in some places. Occasional light rain and drizzle. Winds will be from the South West around 10 to 25 mph. Temps of 8C to 15C

Outlook

Sunday – Sunshine and cloud with light winds.

Monday and Tuesday – Rounds of heavy rain winds gusting 40 mph. Some sunshine at times.

Have a great day

Good evening Western Isles on this Friday evening we are seeing a mostly overcast evening with some clear skies. Patchy mainly light rain and drizzle. Winds under 20 mph and today’s high of 13C

Overnight – Showers and some light rain and drizzle. Clear skies and cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Morning – Sunshine and cloud with light rain and drizzle. A few scattered showers. Winds of 10 to 25 mph.

Afternoon and evening – Mainly fine and dry. Some decent and prolonged sunshine. Some lingering light rain but for most places will be dry. Winds of 10 to 25 mph.

Winds will be from the South West. Temps of 7C to 16C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:02 and 21:42

South Uist – 05:12 and 21:41

Outlook

Sunday – Sunshine and cloud with brisk winds and feeling warm. Temps of 8C to 16C

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday – Rain and showers with winds gusting 40 to 50 mph. Strongest for Uist and Barra with temps up to 16C

Have a great evening.

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Friday morning, we are seeing rain across most of Lewis and Harris, Drier across Uist and Barra. Plenty of cloud with some clear spells. Winds gusting 30 mph and an overnight low of 7.6C

Today’s pollen forecast is low

Today – The heavy rain across Lewis and Harris will gradually clear away this morning with spells of rain and drizzle. For Uist and Barra sunshine and cloud with showers and occasional rain and drizzle. Once the heavy rain clears it will be a mixture of sunshine and cloud with scattered showers and some drizzle. Winds of 20 to 40 mph from the West and South West. Temps of 8C to 13C

Outlook

Saturday and Sunday – Sunshine and cloud with light winds. Temps of 8C to 15C

Monday – Rain at times with winds gusting 40 mph

Have a great day

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Good evening Western Isles on this Thursday evening we are seeing some rain and showers moving across the islands. Plenty of cloud. Winds gusting 30 mph and today’s high of 11.1C

Overnight – Spells of rain and showers these heavy at times. Plenty of cloud with some clear skies. Winds of 10 to 30 mph gusting 40 mph for Uist and Barra.

Morning – Further spells of rain heaviest for Lewis and Harris. Plenty of cloud. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Afternoon and evening – sunshine and cloud. Some decent spells of sunshine. Rain and showers heavy at times. Winds of 10 to 30 mph gusting 40 mph.

Winds will be from the West and South West. Temps of 8C to 13C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:05 and 21:40

South Uist – 05:14 and 21:39

Outlook

Saturday and Sunday – Sunshine and cloud. Light winds. Mainly dry. Temps of 8C to 16C

Monday – Overcast mainly dry with light winds. Temps of 9C to 16C

Tuesday – Strong winds gusting 40 to 50 mph. Sunshine and cloud. Temps of 8C to 17C

Have a great evening.

Good evening Western Isles on this Thursday evening we are seeing rain and showers moving across the Western isles heavy in places. Winds under 20 mph and today’s high of 13.4C

Overnight – Spells of heavy rain will sweep across the islands. This will be heavy and at times intense rainfall. Plenty of cloud. Winds of 20 to 40 mph

Morning and afternoon – Sunshine and cloud with scattered showers heavy at times but becoming drier and brighter. Some light rain and drizzle. Winds of 10 to 30 mph

Evening – A mixture of sunshine and cloud. Mainly dry. Winds under 20 mph.

Winds will be from the South West shifting North West later. Temps of 4C to 14C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:21 and 21:25

South Uist – 05:59 and 21:25

Outlook

Saturday – Sunshine and cloud with light winds. Temps of 5C to 10C

Sunday – Overcast with scattered showers later. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 7C to 14C

Monday and Tuesday – Spells of rain heavy at times. Winds gusting 40 to 50 mph. Temps of 7C to 12C

Have a great evening

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Good evening Western Isles on this Wednesday evening we are seeing plenty of cloud with some hazy sunshine. Light rain and drizzle. Winds under 20 mph and today’s high of 11.4C

Overnight – Spells of rain heavy at times. The cloud dominating. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Spells of rain and drizzle at times. Heavy rain at times. Some sunny spells but mainly cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Evening – Again remaining overcast with spells of rain and drizzle. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Winds will be from the South West. Temps of 8C to 14C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:23 and 21:22

South Uist – 05:31 and 21:22

Outlook

Friday – Heavy overnight then sunshine and showers. Winds easing. Temps of 5C to 13C

Saturday – Sunshine and cloud with light winds. Temps of 5C to 11C

Sunday – Sunshine and cloud mainly dry but winds gusting 40 mph. Temps of 7C to 14C

Monday – Heavy rain and showers some sunny spells. Strong winds possibly gusting 50 to 60 mph.

Have a great evening

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Wednesday morning, we are seeing an overcast morning with rain and drizzle. Mist and low cloud. Winds under 20 mph and an overnight low of 8.7C

Today’s pollen forecast is Low

Today – An overcast day with some hazy sunshine. Some occasional sunny spells. Rain and drizzle at times. Mostly light. Mist and low cloud at times. Winds of 10 to 25 mph. Winds will be from the West and North West. Temps of 7C to 13C

Outlook

Thursday – Rain heavy at times with winds gusting 20 to 40 mph.

Friday – Sunshine and showers. Brisk winds.

Saturday – Sunshine and cloud. Light winds.

Have a great day

Good evening Western Isles on this Tuesday evening we are seeing rain and showers moving across the islands. Winds under 20 mph and today’s high of 11.7C

Overnight – a cloud dominating night with spells of rain and drizzle. Heavy at times. Some mist and low cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Cloudy with spells of rain and drizzle. Plenty of dry spells in between. Mist and low cloud. Some mostly hazy sunshine. Winds under 20 mph.

Evening – Again plenty of cloud. Some sunny spells. With light rain and drizzle. Mist and low cloud at times. Winds under 20 mph.

Winds will be from the South West and North West at times. Temps of 7C to 13C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:25 and 21:20

South Uist – 05:34 and 21:20

Outlook

Thursday – Overcast with rain and drizzle brisk winds gusting 30 mph. Temps of 8C to 14C

Friday – Overnight rain clearing to showers. Winds gusting 40 mph. Temps of 7C to 11C

Saturday and Sunday – Sunshine and cloud with light winds on Saturday. Brisk winds on Sunday with scattered showers. Temps of 5C to 16C

Have a great evening.

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Tuesday morning, we are seeing rain and drizzle moving across large parts of the Western Isles with plenty of cloud. Winds under 20 mph and an overnight low of 7.4C

Today’s pollen forecast is Low

Today – A mostly overcast day with spells of rain and drizzle this morning. Showery for the afternoon with some sunny spells but staying mostly overcast. Further heavy rain moves in from the South later in the day. Persistent at times. Winds of 10 to 30 mph from the South and South West. Temps of 6C to 14C

Outlook

Wednesday – Overcast with spells of rain and drizzle. Brisk winds,

Thursday – Rain heavy at times with winds gusting 20 to 40 mph.

Friday – Sunshine and showers with brisk winds.

Have a great day

Good evening Western Isles on this Monday evening we are seeing an overcast evening with some scattered showers. Winds gusting 20 to 30 mph and today’s high of 11.8C

Overnight – A cloud dominating night with some clear spells. Rain and drizzle at times. Winds under 20 mph.

Morning – Overcast with some drizzle at times. Plenty of cloud with some sunny spells. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Afternoon – Scattered showers but mainly dry. Plenty of cloud with some Sunshine. Some rain moving into Barra and Vatersay by late afternoon Winds of 10 to 30 mmph.

Evening – Most of the islands will see rain and showers these will be heavy at times with plenty of cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Winds will be from the West and South West. Temps of 7C to 13C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:28 and 21:18

South Uist – 05:36 and 21:18

Outlook

Wednesday – An overcast day with spells of rain and drizzle. Winds of 10 to 30 mph. Temps of 8C to 10C

Thursday – Heavy rain and winds gusting 20 to 40 mph. Cloud dominating. Temps of 9C to 13C

Friday – Sunshine and cloud with scattered showers and winds under 20 mph. Temps of 8C to 12C

Have a great day.

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Monday morning, we are seeing plenty of cloud with some sunny spells. Winds under 10 mph and an overnight low of 8.2C

Today’s pollen forecast is Low

Today – A mixed day with a mostly overcast day. Increasing amounts of sunshine as the day goes on. It should be dry but the odd scattered shower can’t be ruled out. Winds under 20 mph from the North and North East. Temps of 6C to 13C

Outlook

Tuesday – Dry start with heavy rain moving in later in the day

Wednesday showers and brisk winds.

Thursday – Spells of rain heavy at times with winds gusting 40 mph.

Have a great day

Good evening Western Isles on this Sunday evening we are seeing a mixture of clear skies and cloud. Winds under. 20mph and today’s high of 14C

Overnight – A fairly cloudy night with some clear spells. Drizzle at times with some mist and fog patches. Winds under 20 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Predominantly overcast with increasingly sunshine for the afternoon. Some patchy light rain. Winds under 20 mph.

Evening – Some sunshine as well as a mixture of clear skies and cloud. Mostly dry. Winds under 20 mph.

Winds will be from the North and North East. Temps of 6C to 14C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:30 and 21:16

South Uist – 05:38 and 21:16

Outlook

Tuesday and Wednesday – Overcast with some sunny spells. Both days will see rain and drizzle moving in later. Winds from the South West. Temps of 5C to 14C

Thursday – Brisk winds with cloud and some drizzle at times. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. With some heavy rain moving in overnight into Friday. Temps of 9C to 12C

Friday – Overnight heavy rain clearing away to sunshine and cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph. Temps of 7C to 10C

Saturday and Sunday – Fine and dry sunshine and cloud with brisk winds gusting 40 mph.

Have a great week.

After a hiatus, we are back with our Weather Watch. This will be a weather blog covering weather across the UK and across the globe with some forecast specifics for the Western Isles and Tiree one being more former home and one being my current home. I will be aiming to do these at least once a week. Depending on weather activity and weather events to talk about.

As we move into the final month of Spring we take a look at the April Weather stats for Stornoway, South Uist and Tiree

Thanks to our friends at Roost Weather for the images http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/ukgraphs.php?type=month&field=summary&synop=03023&month=4&year=2022

Weather Outlook

In this section of the blog, we are going to take look at the forecast for the next week and talk about trends and anything of note. mainly for our islands but covering the UK with anything of note.

For the next week, there seems to be a good consensus that things are going to be a bit more on the unsettled side. Nothing too extreme but after the best of 10 days of dry weather we are going to see more in the way of cloud. High pressure mainly across the South of the UK with shallow areas of low pressure moving across Scotland. Rain and showers moving in on Tuesday and again Thursday into Friday. Possibility of further rain into the weekend. But high pressure tries to build in from the East over next weekend. Hopefully, settle things down again. The warmest day of the week could be Wednesday getting into the teens but the cloud and rain will likely keep temperatures around double figures.

My twice daily forecasts will keep you up to date across our social media

USA

Finally to the USA its peak tornado season and we have some insane tornado footage in the last couple of days.

Amazing shot from near Andover, KS. #kswx @cliffcasteel pic.twitter.com/ThkS9IhXEq

— Mike Collier (@MikeCollierWX) April 30, 2022

Going through this 4K drone footage reveals complex vortex structure with multiple vortex breakdowns and quick formation of jet like vortices below reservoir of negative pressure perturbation. Sadly, immense damage was caused by this compact tornado pic.twitter.com/lFQAEpasEb

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) April 30, 2022

#INCREDIBLE up-close #tornado suction vortices crossing US-400 in #Andover #Kansas #KSwx @breakingweather @ReedTimmerAccu @MikeCollierWX pic.twitter.com/NP4Trxwnsw

— Mike Scantlin (@theScantman) April 30, 2022

More extreme close-range footage of destructive #tornado going through Andover Ks. Had bird in the air, attempted to deploy pressure and tornado was on top of me. Went from 10 to 300 mph in seconds pic.twitter.com/Faxnz3vaX8

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) April 30, 2022

We’ve just learned that there were NO fatalities and only two minor injuries reported in Andover. An amazing testament to the NWS warnings and quick action by residents taking immediate shelter.

— Tornado Trackers (@tornadotrackers) April 30, 2022

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Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Sunday morning, we are seeing a mixture of sunshine and cloud. Some mist and fog. Winds under 10 mph and an overnight low of 7.1C

Today’s pollen forecast is Low

Today – We are going to see some decent and prolonged sunshine today with variable amounts of cloud which will increase in at times. Winds under 20 mph from the North and North East. Temps of 6C to 14C

Outlook

Monday and Tuesday – Sunshine and cloud. Scattered showers.

Wednesday – Brisk winds with showers at times.

Have a great day

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning briefing,

On this Saturday morning, we are seeing an overcast morning with spells of rain heavy at times. Winds under 10 mph and an overnight low of 8.1C

Today’s pollen forecast is Low

Today – Spells of rain heavy at times. Slow moving in places. Some light rain and drizzle at times. the cloud dominating. Some dry spells at times. Winds of 20 to 40 mph gusting 50 mph at times this morning. Some mist and low cloud. Winds will be from the South and South East. Winds easing into to evening under 20 mph. Temps of 7C to 10C

Outlook

Sunday and Monday – Sunshine and cloud lighter winds.

Tuesday – Dry start with rain and showers later in the day.

Have a great day

Good evening Western isles on this Friday evening we are seeing rain moving across the island’s plenty of cloud. Winds under 10 mph and today’s high of 12.8C

Overnight – An overcast night with some rain and showers fairly well scattered. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Spells of rain will move across the islands on Saturday this will be heavy and at times. The cloud dominates with some sunny spells. Winds of 20 to 40 mph with some gusts reaching 50 mph.

Evening – Further spells of rain but this will slowly clear away. Some drizzle with mist and low cloud. Winds under. 20mph.

Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 6C to 14C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 05:35 and 21:11

South Uist – 05:44 and 21:12

Outlook

Sunday and Monday – Sunshine and cloud with light winds. Temps of 7C to 14C

Tuesday and Wednesday – Mainly overcast with scattered showers. Brisk winds. Temps of 5C to 10C

Have a great evening