Western Isles Weather

Welcome to Tuesday’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 from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Tuesday evening we are seeing a rain moving away from the Western Isles with overcast conditions behind with some light rain and drizzle. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Todays high of 11.8C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. 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

Wednesday – Low pressure sits across the North of the UK and high pressure to the South East which will bring thunderstorms. In the Western Isles we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud with showers at times will be heavy with brisk winds. Winds of 20 to 40 mph from the South West. Temps of 9C to 16C

Thursday – High pressure across much of the UK but thundery showers moving into the South Eastern part of England. For us in the Western isles we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud with scattered showers these heavy at times. Winds under 20 mph from the West and South West. Temps of 7C to 15C

Friday – high pressure across most of the UK with thundery showers again moving into South East England. We are going to see a fine and dry day across the Western Isles. Some decent and prolonged sunshine with plenty of cloud. Winds will be from the West and South West under 20 mph. Temps of 6C to 14C

UK Weather News

A Met Office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Wednesday into Thursday and Friday into Saturday.

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️

Thunderstorms across parts of England and Wales ⛈️

1800 Wednesday – 2359 Thursday

Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs

Stay #WeatherAwareWarning ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/NT9KMXgwIz

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 15, 2021

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️

Another spell of thundery rain is expected to push north across England & east Wales on Friday and lasting into Saturday morning ⛈️

0900 Friday – 0900 Saturday

Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/Dm81jhhOr3

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 15, 2021

Some beautiful NLC last night

NLC – Noctilucent clouds 2am #Holyhead #Anglesey #wales @Ruth_ITV @DerekTheWeather @behnazakhgar @S4Ctywydd @liamdutton @Schafernaker @ChrisPage90 @metoffice @AngleseyScMedia @ItsYourWales @kelseyredmore @HheadLifeboat @ProfBrianCox @BBCCountryfile pic.twitter.com/O5E7nAUgpW

— Anthony Ward (@AntonWardPhoto) June 15, 2021

Global Weather News

Some high temperatures in Montana yesterday

Extreme #heat yesterday across #Montana, USA – Helena Airport reporting 40ºC which is just under 17ºC above the average June max.

Quite possibly a local record too, according to National Climate Centre Data (going back to 1938). pic.twitter.com/cpF50tatoe

— Dan Harris (@RoostWeather) June 15, 2021

The latest on tropical storm Bill

I have to say, Tropical Storm #Bill's structure has exceeded my expectations this morning. Overnight convection managed to become more axis-symmetric, realigning the low-level vortex w/ the mid-level center overnight.

Yes that the 40N latitude marker Bill is soon crossing… pic.twitter.com/Gs6y3nCOD6

— Philippe Papin (@pppapin) June 15, 2021

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Good morning Western Isles this is your morning brief

On this Tuesday morning, We are seeing an overcast morning with some scattered showers. Hazy sunshine in places. Winds under 10 mph. Overnight low of 9C

Today’s pollen forecast Is low.

Today – A fairly dry start to the day with cloud and some hazy sunshine. Rain will move across the Western Isles which will be heavy and persistent at times. Some drier slots for a time. The rain will clear away into the evening. Winds of 20 to 40 mph gusting 50 mph. Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 8C to 14C

Wednesday – Brisk winds with sunshine and showers.

Thursday – Sunshine and cloud. Breezy.

Friday – Fine dry and light winds.

Have a great day.

Good evening Western Isles on this Monday evening we are seeing some rain and showers across Lewis and Harris but for most it’s dry. Plenty of cloud with some sunny spells. Winds under 20 mph and today’s high of 12.7C

Overnight – We are going to see a mixture of clear skies and cloud. A few scattered showers. Winds under 20 mph.

Tuesday day – Some sunny spells for Lewis and Harris in the early morning but the cloud will start pushing into all parts. The rain will slowly spread in from the West and become heavy and persistent into the afternoon and early evening before slowly clearing. There will be some lighter spells of rain for a time and some drier slots. Winds of 20 to 40 mph with some gusts reaching 50 mph for a time.

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

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:20 and 22:32

South Uist – 04:32 and 22:28

3 days ahead

Wednesday – Sunshine and showers with brisk winds.

Thursday and Friday – Sunshine and lighter winds.

Have a great evening.

Welcome to Monday’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 from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Monday evening we are seeing a few scattered showers across the Western Isles. Mainly overcast with brisk winds and some sunny spells. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Todays high of 12.7C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. 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

Tuesday – We are going to see an area of low pressure moving into North West of the UK bringing rain and strong winds. High pressure for most of England and Wales. We are going to see rounds of rain move across the islands which will be heavy and at times persistent after a dry start. The cloud will dominate. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 9C to 13C

Wednesday – Low pressure sits to the North West of the UK and a cold front moves slowly southwards. For us in the Western isles we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud with brisk winds. Rain and showers which will be heavy at times. Winds of 20 to 40 mph and easing into the evening. Winds will be from the South West. Temps of 9C to 16C

Thursday – High pressure attempts to build across the UK and a weather front sits across the centre of the UK. We are going to see a day of sunshine and showers with winds easing. Some of the showers will be heavy at times. Some decent and prolonged sunshine at times. Winds will be from the South West shifting to come from the North later 10 to 25 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

UK Weather News

New hottest day of the year

We have already seen the #hottestdayoftheyearsofar, but temperatures continued to rise this afternoon with a high of 29.7 degrees Celsius recorded at Teddington, Busy Park in Middlesex ☀️🌡️ pic.twitter.com/WZXO9uY8Uf

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 14, 2021

Met office talk thunderstorms

There is a lot of uncertainty around the storms this week, but why? ⛈️ pic.twitter.com/bwjEBrQwWe

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 14, 2021

Global Weather News

Tropical depression 2 has formed in the Atlantic

.@NHC_Atlantic's forecast track for Tropical Depression Two, well offshore and no threat to land. This track along the Gulf Stream is a common early season formation area. https://t.co/fdWtOY33M7 pic.twitter.com/QY90KVMpmh

— Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) June 14, 2021

and in the Eastern Pacific Carlos is expected to become a depression later today

Tropical Storm #Carlos Advisory 8: Carlos Still Expected to Become a Tropical Depression Later Today. https://t.co/mbw53QNBXE

— NHC Eastern Pacific (@NHC_Pacific) June 14, 2021

A car vanishes in Mumbai

Dude, where's my car? 🤔

A car dramatically disappears into the ground in Mumbai's Ghatkopar 🇮🇳 after heavy rainfall.pic.twitter.com/IGlvuXdLix

— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) June 14, 2021

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Good morning Western Isles this is your morning brief

On this Monday morning, we are seeing rain and showers moving across the Western Isles and these are heavy in places. Some sunshine and plenty of cloud. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Overnight low of 9.6C

Today’s pollen forecast Is low.

Today – We are going to see a mixture of sunshine and showers. These will be heavy at times. Some decent and prolonged sunshine in between these showers. The showers will become more scattered later. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Easing under 20 mph later. Winds will be from the West and South West. Temps of 7C to 15C

Tuesday – heavier rain moving in with strong winds after a dry start. Risk of gales.

Wednesday – Brisk winds with sunshine and showers.

Thursday – Sunshine and cloud. Breezy.

Have a great day.

Welcome to the week ahead forecast. The full in depth forecast for Monday can be found in the update below this one. It has been a wet Sunday with Saturday seeing some sunshine.

Tuesday – We are going to see a dry start with heavy and persistent rain moving across the Western Isles later during the afternoon and evening. We are also going to see stronger winds gusting 30 to 45 mph. Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 7C to 14C

Wednesday – we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud with brisk winds. Scattered showers which will be occasionally heavy. Some decent and prolonged sunshine in between. Winds will be from the South and South West around 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

Thursday – A mainly fine and dry day with sunshine and cloud. Some early morning scattered showers. Winds will be from the South West but will shift as the day goes and move to come in from the North West around 10 to 30 mph. Temps of 8C to 15C

Friday – A fine and dry day across the Western Isles is expected with sunshine and cloud along with light winds under 10 mph. Winds will be from the North and North West. Temps of 8C to 15

Next weekend – Mainly fine and dry with overcast conditions and light winds.

I hope you have a great week. Over the course of the coming week, we will keep you updated with the latest weather and the 3 day ahead forecasts. Keep an eye on the blog for extra updates!

Good evening Western Isles on this Sunday evening we are seeing a mainly dry end to the day with some rain and drizzle. Plenty of cloud with some clear spells. Winds under 20 mph and today’s high of 14.3C

Overnight – We are going to see a mixture of clear skies and cloud with some scattered occasionally heavy showers. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Some heavy showers moving across the islands. Not everyone will see showers. The showers becoming more scattered into the late afternoon. We are going to see plenty of cloud but some decent and prolonged sunshine in breaking in the cloud. Winds of 10 to 40 mph

Evening – A mixture of sunshine and cloud. Mainly dry but a few lingering showers. Winds under 20 mph.

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

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:20 and 22:31

South Uist – 04:32 and 22:28

A full week ahead forecast to follow

Welcome to Sunday’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 from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Sunday evening we are seeing a band of rain moving across the Western Isles this is heavy in places. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Todays high of 14.3C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. 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

Monday – A cold font clears away South wards. For us in the Western we are going to see rain and showers once again these will be heavy at times. Some sunshine in between the showers with some decent and prolonged sunshine. The showers becoming more scattered as the day goes on. Winds will be from the West and South West around 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 8C to 16C

Tuesday – The next area of low pressure moves into the UK from the North West. We are going to see a dry start with heavy and persistent rain moving across the Western Isles later during the afternoon and evening. We are also going to see stronger winds gusting 30 to 45 mph. Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 7C to 14C

Wednesday – Low pressure sits between us and Iceland and a cold front moves across the UK. For us in the Western Isles we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud with brisk winds. Scattered showers which will be occasionally heavy. Some decent and prolonged sunshine in between. Winds will be from the South and South West around 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

UK Weather News

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms for Wednesday into Friday for Parts of England and Wales.

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️

Thunderstorms across parts of England and Wales ⛈️

1800 Wednesday – 0600 Friday

Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs

Stay #WeatherAware⚠️ pic.twitter.com/gtOKUNtdHF

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 13, 2021

Global Weather News

Tropical storm Carlos has formed in the Eastern Pacific and is the 3rd name storm of the season for the Eastern Pacific.

NEW Tropical Storm #CARLOS PUBLIC DISCUSSION from @NHC_Pacific. Automated experimental summaries for all storms are available at https://t.co/X6Rmymh8c0. pic.twitter.com/QX5IQOJsek

— Bryan Norcross (@bnorcrossWPLG) June 13, 2021

Another amazing USA photo

Tornado and mothership structure outside of Alexander, ND. This was the best structure I’ve ever seen, complete with a tornado. Life is good! #ndwx pic.twitter.com/O1faNobIgX

— George Ilstrup (@georgeilstrup) June 12, 2021

and New Mexico

Another shot of the tornado new Las Vegas, NM this evening! Such an incredibly beautiful storm, and I’m so grateful to have witnessed it. #nmwx #wxtwitter pic.twitter.com/Rvj1YdjOVY

— Jessica Moore (@DopplerJess) June 13, 2021

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Good afternoon and welcome to our long range forecast. This is posted either once or twice a week covering from 4 days ahead to 10 days ahead. In this update covering from Thursday 17th June until Saturday 26th June

Please note there is not a lot of accuracy for this kind of time frame. Anything beyond 4/5 days out becomes really difficult and subject to change so we will be looking at trends. Mainly take with a large vat of salt. We will be using the main two computer models for this. The ECMWF ( European Centre for medium range weather forecasts) which is based in Reading and the GFS (Global forecasting system) which is the American based global model.

This comes from the GFS 06z run and ECMWF 00Z run. I will refer to EC to save on typing.

Thursday 17th June

Some slight model differences for next Monday. The EC has high pressure again across the bulk of the UK with rain and scattered showers across the Western Isles with sunshine and cloud. Brisk winds. Rain and thundery showers across the bulk of the UK. The GFS builds in high pressure across the Western isles with fine dry conditions with sunshine and cloud. With lighter winds. Rain across large parts of the UK with thundery showers.

Friday 18th June

The EC keeps high pressure across the North of the UK with low pressure forming in the North sea bringing rain and thundery showers across parts of England and Wales. For us in the Western Isles it would be fine and dry with sunshine and cloud. A few scattered showers. The GFS has high pressure across the Western Isles with plenty of sunshine and feeling warm light winds. Rain and thundery showers for large parts of England and Wales.

Saturday 19th June

Some model differences for next Saturday. The EC has low pressure both in the Atlantic and the North Sea bringing rain and showers to the UK but for us in the Western Isles it will be mainly fine and dry with sunshine and cloud with a few scattered showers. The GFS keeps high pressure in charge across the Western Isles with decent and prolonged sunshine and brisk winds. Rain and showers across large parts of the UK.

Sunday 20th June

More model differences for next Sunday. The EC has low pressure across the UK with rain and showers and these will move across the Western isles and be accompanied by brisk winds. The GFS has high pressure across most of the UK with rain and showers across the Western Isles. An area of low pressure moves to the West of the UK but for most it will be a dry and sunny day.

Monday 21st June

Some good model agreement for next Monday. Both models are suggesting low pressure dominating the weather across the UK. The EC moves the low pressure system northwards across the UK and this would bring rain and blustery winds and this would move across the Western Isles later in the day. The GFS suggests a fine and dry start to the day for the Western isles with an area of low pressure moving across ireland and bringing rain and showers into the Western Isles later in the day. Brisk winds.

Tuesday 22nd June

Some model disagreements for next Tuesday. Firstly the EC the area of low pressure mentioned above moves into the North sea and it would bring spells of rain across the Western Isles which would be heavy at times. Along with brisk winds. The GFS on the other hand moves the area of low pressure southwards so after some morning rain it would become fine and dry with sunshine and cloud. Winds would also ease.

23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th June

Now this is the really long range. So take it with a large amount of salt and is the silly range. So the GFS is suggesting that things become a lot more settled with fine and dry weather with sunshine and cloud.

Featured photo of Callanish by Callanish Digital Designs.

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning brief

On this Sunday morning, we are seeing brisk winds, rain and drizzle mist and low cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph. Overnight low of 11.9C

Today’s pollen forecast Is low.

Today – We are going to see rain and drizzle and mist and fog. Some heavier bands of rain will move across the islands during the afternoon and evening. The cloud dominating. Some hazy sunshine. Clearing by late evening. Winds of 20 to 40 mph from the South West. Temps of 9C to 15C.

Monday – Sunshine and cloud with brisk winds.

Tuesday – heavier rain moving in with strong winds after a dry start.

Wednesday – Windy start easing later with showers.

Have a great day.

Good evening Western Isles on this Saturday evening we are seeing an overcast evening with some light rain and drizzle. Mist and low cloud. Some clear spells. Winds of 10 to 30 mph and today

Overnight – A mixture of clear skies and cloud with some rain and showers and these will be heavy at times. Some mist and low cloud. Winds of 10 to 35 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Overcast with some hazy sunshine. Rain and drizzle. Some mist and fog patches. Heavier spells of rain at times to the afternoon. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Evening – We are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud. Some decent and prolonged sunshine. Some light rain still and plenty of cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Winds will be from the West and South West and temps of 9C to 15C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:21 and 22:30

South Uist – 04:32 and 22:27

3 days ahead

Monday – Sunshine and showers with brisk winds,

Tuesday – Fine dry and with heavy rain and gales later.

Wednesday – Sunshine and cloud. Brisk winds.

Have a great evening.

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 from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Saturday evening we are seeing rain and drizzle across parts of Lewis and Harris. Its overcast for most with some clear skies. Winds of 10 to 30 mph. Todays high of 15.8C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. 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 – A cold front lingers across the North West of the UK and high pressure over the South East. We are going to see overnight mist and fog with rain and drizzle. Into Sunday the cloud will dominate with rain and showers heavy at times. Hazy sunshine. Winds of 20 to 40 mph from South West. Temps of 9C to 15C

Monday – The cold front slides southwards and high pressure builds behind it with the next area of low pressure awaiting in the wings. We are going to see a mixture of sunshine and cloud with brisk winds. A few scattered showers. Winds of 20 to 40 mph from the West. Temps of 8C to 15C

Tuesday – The next area of low pressure moves into the North of the UK with high pressure in the South. We are going to see a dry start but winds increasing as the day goes on with heavy and persistent rain moving in during the evening. Winds gusting to gale force 20 to 40 mph at 50 mph. Winds will be from the South and South West. Temps of 10C to 15C

UK Weather News

Coldest place in the UK on Friday was Stornoway

Friday was another very warm day but cloudier than of late with some rain pic.twitter.com/V2k8SuP3TK

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 11, 2021

Here's the latest view from #space 🛰️

High pressure is bringing blue skies to the bulk of the UK and western Europe ☀️ pic.twitter.com/TVFdgnNcn2

— Met Office (@metoffice) June 12, 2021

Nice feature from St Kilda

Cracking mountain wave activity today with the W flow being squeezed between the hills and an inversion and then breaking down into turbulence to generate lee waves which can be seen on the imagery. Even St Kilda is acting like a boat at sea and producing a fine bow wave display! pic.twitter.com/wsHmJV22Qe

— Mountain Weather (@the_MWIS) June 12, 2021

Global Weather News

Cold

News from Antarctic Plateau

Jase-2007 automatic weather station recorded provisional -79.5 °C on 12 June

Values on 11 June:
-73.7 °C at South Pole Station (new seasonal minimum)
-76.2 °C at Concordia Station pic.twitter.com/ZjPihZVDFK

— Stefano Di Battista (@pinturicchio_60) June 12, 2021

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Good morning Western Isles this is your morning brief

On this Saturday morning, we are seeing an overcast morning with rain and drizzle. Some blue skies. Some mist and fog. Winds under 20 mph. Overnight low of 10.1C

Today’s pollen forecast Is low.

Today – Some light rain and drizzle scattered showers this morning. Some decent and prolonged sunshine increasing as the day goes on. Cloud moves back in later with further rain and drizzle moving in later. Winds will be from the South and South West around 10 to 30 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

Sunday – Overcast with spells of rain becoming heavy once again with brisk winds.

Monday – Sunshine and cloud with brisk winds.

Tuesday – heavier rain moving in with strong winds after a dry start.

Have a great day.

Good evening Western Isles on this Friday evening we are seeing an overcast end to the day with some rain and drizzle. Winds of 10 to 30 mph. Today’s high of 13.5C

Overnight – A mixture of clear skies and cloud with some rain and showers and these will be heavy at times. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Morning and afternoon – Largely fine and dry with sunshine and cloud. A few scattered showers. Some decent and prolonged sunshine. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Evening – Cloud increases into all parts with some sunshine. Light rain and drizzle moves across the islands. Some mist and low cloud. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Winds will be from the West and South West and temps of 9C to 16C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:21 and 22:29

South Uist – 04:33 and 22:26

3 days ahead

Sunday – Brisk winds and spells of heavy rain

Monday – Sunshine and showers with brisk winds,

Tuesday – Fine dry and with heavy rain and gales later.

Have a great evening.

Welcome to Friday’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 from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Friday evening we are seeing overcast conditions with some rain and drizzle. Some clear spells. Winds of 10 to 30 mph. Todays high of 13.8C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. 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

Saturday – High pressure sits across the UK with a weather front across Ireland. We are going to see a mainly overcast day with some showers and a few sunny spells. Light Rain and drizzle moving in during the evening. Winds of 10 to 30 mph from the West and South West. Temps of 6C to 10C

Sunday – Low pressure moves close to Iceland. A cold front sits close to North West Scotland. We are going to see an overcast day with rain and drizzle. Some sunny spells. Early morning mist and fog. Winds will be from the West and South West around 10 to 35 mph. Temps of 10C to 16C

Monday – High pressure builds once again across the UK with a cold front moving southwards. We are going to see a day of sunshine and cloud across the Western Isles. Some decent and prolonged sunshine at times. Rain and showers. Winds will be from the West and South West around 20 to 40 mph. Temps. of 9C to 15C

UK Weather News

Poncho issues

Did I ever mention that I LOVE cricket?! 😂
Well… I love the guy trying to get to grips with a poncho! 🌧☔️
Happy Friday! Xx https://t.co/jdNEOTYCOF

— Ruth ITV (@Ruth_ITV) June 11, 2021

Hotter weather for the UK and Western Europe this weekend

Roasting hot this weekend.

Heat will build in western Europe over the coming days. pic.twitter.com/5is1pMFUka

— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) June 11, 2021

Global Weather News

From the USA yesterday

OH MY GOSH! #ndwx pic.twitter.com/B30dUbsnTz

— Andrew Colantoni ⛈ (@acolan1006) June 11, 2021

Snow in Australia

☃️ Winter scenes from Australia as the first snowfall of the season arrives in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. pic.twitter.com/UDIQAZK9tU

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) June 11, 2021

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Good morning Western Isles this is your morning brief

On this Friday morning, we are seeing rain across the Western Isles which is heavy in places. Mist and low cloud. Drizzle in places. Winds of 20 to 40 mph. Overnight low of 11.8C

Today’s pollen forecast Is low.

Today – Rain and showers which is heavy in places will clear away as the morning goes on. Behind it sunshine and cloud. Some decent and prolonged sunshine with variable amounts of cloud. Some scattered showers. Winds will be from the West and South West around 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

Saturday – Sunshine and cloud with brisk winds.

Sunday – Overcast with spells of rain becoming heavy once again with brisk winds.

Monday – Sunshine and cloud with brisk winds.

Have a great day.

Good evening Western Isles on this Thursday evening we are seeing rain and showers across much of the Western Isles with the cloud dominating. Winds over 20 to 40 mph and today’s high of 15.3C

Overnight – We are going to see a cloud dominated night with some mist and fog patches. We are going to see some rain and drizzle. This will be heavy at times. Becoming more patchy as the night goes on. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Morning – lingering rain slowly clearing becoming fine dry with sunshine and cloud for most with a few scattered showers. Some decent and prolonged sunshine. Winds of 20 to 40 mph.

Afternoon and evening – A mixture of sunshine and cloud. Some decent and prolonged sunshine. A few scattered showers. Winds of 10 to 30 mph.

Winds will be from the West and South West. Temps of 10C to 16C

Sunrise and Sunset

Stornoway – 04:22 and 22:29

South Uist – 04:33 and 22:25

3 days ahead

Saturday – Brisk winds with sunshine and showers.

Sunday – Rain heavy at times with brisk winds.

Monday – Sunshine and showers with brisk winds.

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 from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Thursday evening we are seeing overcast conditions with rain and drizzle the next band of heavy rain is moving towards the Western Isles. Winds of 20 to 40 mph gusting 50 mph. Todays high of 15.3C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. 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 – A cold front moves across the UK. Low pressure system sits close to Iceland. We are going to see overnight rain for the Western Isles. Showers again for the morning but the cloud will start to break. We are going to see mainly fine and dry afternoon and evening with sunshine and cloud. Winds will be from the West and South West around 20 to 40 mph. Temps of 9C to 16C

Saturday – High pressure builds across the UK but the next area of low pressure system is moving in from the West. We are going to see an overcast day with some rain and drizzle at times but a much drier and brighter with some sunny spells. Winds of 10 to 30 mph from the West and South West. Temps of 9C to 16C

Sunday – The next area of low pressure moves past Iceland and a weather front sits across Northern Scotland. For us in the Western Isles we are going to see an overcast day with occasional sunny spells. Some rain and showers. These heavy at times. Winds of 10 to 30 mph with some gusts reaching 40 mph from the South West. Temps of 9C to 15C

UK Weather news

Todays eclipse

This morning's partial #Eclipse is now over for the UK, but here's how it looked on visible satellite imagery. Note the Moon's shadow racing eastwards across the North Atlantic. Imagery copyright EUMETSAT. pic.twitter.com/eNqs4ypR5m

— MetDesk (@metdesk) June 10, 2021

Highest overnight minimum across the whole of the UK since 11th October

Here's the overnight minima across the British Isles (18-06Z, 03xxx sites).

High-level sites the coldest overall, but the coldest low-level site was #Lerwick with a minimum #temperature of 11.0ºC.

This is the highest min since Oct 5th 2020 (also 11.0ºC) pic.twitter.com/ESSBidO7yF

— Dan Harris (@RoostWeather) June 10, 2021

Global Weather News

Flash flooding in the USA

🇺🇸Heavy showers and thunderstorms have brought flash #flooding to parts of the south-east & mid-Atlantic USA.

Here's the city of Richmond in the US state of Virginia👇#USA ⛈️☔️ pic.twitter.com/HjxkIozaZB

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) June 10, 2021

and flooding in the USA

A powerful storm has brought heavy rain and high winds to south-east #Australia, resulting in flooding in Victoria.🇦🇺⛈️☔️

In nearby #NewSouthWales, #Sydney saw its coldest day in 37 years on Thursday.❄️🌨️

The wild weather is set to ease, but flood warnings remain in force. pic.twitter.com/DHIgv8opdB

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) June 10, 2021

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Good afternoon and welcome to our long range forecast. This is posted either once or twice a week covering from 4 days ahead to 10 days ahead. In this update covering from Monday 14th June until Wednesday 23rd June

Please note there is not a lot of accuracy for this kind of time frame. Anything beyond 4/5 days out becomes really difficult and subject to change so we will be looking at trends. Mainly take with a large vat of salt. We will be using the main two computer models for this. The ECMWF ( European Centre for medium range weather forecasts) which is based in Reading and the GFS (Global forecasting system) which is the American based global model.

This comes from the GFS 06z run and ECMWF 00Z run. I will refer to EC to save on typing.

Monday 14th June

Some good model agreement for next Monday. High pressure sits across the Southern half of the UK. Both the GFS and EC agree that low pressure moves across the North of Scotland. This would bring brisk winds with rain and showers across the Western Isles with some decent spells of sunshine in the breaks in the cloud.

Tuesday 15th June

Again further good model agreement for next Tuesday. The GFS and EC both show high pressure over the UK with a dry start day across the UK with low pressure moving in from the West. This would bring spells of rain and these will be heavy at times for us in the Western Isles. We will see winds reaching gale force once again gusting 40 to 50 mph.

Wednesday 16th June

Further good model agreement for next Wednesday. High pressure builds across the UK but Scotland effected by a brisk airflow. The above mentioned low pressure system slowly moves away. Rain and showers with sunny spells and brisk winds for the Western Isles. The EC has the low pressure system moving away quicker then the GFS. This would mean the winds ease a little slower.

Thursday 17th June

Some slight model differences for next Thursday. The EC builds high pressure back across Scotland and we would see a day of rain and scattered showers across the Western isles with sunshine and cloud. The winds finally easing. Some sunshine but still plenty of cloud. The GFS keeps the low pressure to our North and this feeds in more rain and showers. A lot less weaker than in previous days and not as strong winds.

Friday 18th June

Further model agreement with the both the GFS and EC suggesting that high pressure will move out into the North Sea and more weather fronts moving in from the West bringing in rain and showers across the Western Isles again. The EC suggests more in the way of cloud then GFS which has more sunshine.

Saturday 19th June

Big model differences for a week on Saturday. The EC brings an area of low pressure into the Western Isles with brisk winds and spells of rain which would be heavy. The GFS builds the low pressure into Ireland and South West england with high pressure building over Scotland and plenty of sunshine and scattered showers.

20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd June

Now this is the really long range. So take it with a large amount of salt and is the silly range. So the GFS is suggesting things settled a little across the Western isles with sunshine and cloud. But areas of low pressure move into the UK.

Featured photo from Stornoway by Alison Stewart

Good morning Western Isles this is your morning brief

On this Thursday morning, we are seeing rain across the Western Isles which is heavy in places. Mist and low cloud. Drizzle in places. Winds of 20 to 40 mph gusting 50 mph. Overnight low of 12.2C

Today’s pollen forecast Is low.

Today – We are going to see spells of rain which will be heavy and at times persistent. The heaviest of the rain clearing away in the late morning and afternoon with some sunshine. Rain and drizzle. Further heavy rain moving in. during the evening a further band of heavy rain moves across the islands. Winds of 20 to 40 mph gusting 50 mph. Winds will be from the South West. Temps of 10C to 16C

Friday and Saturday – Brisk winds with sunshine and showers.

Sunday – Overcast with spells of rain becoming heavy once again with brisk winds.

Have a great day.