Sound of Islay (Argyll and Bute) weather

Headline:

Showers dying out tonight. Sunny start to Wednesday, cloud later.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be a rather cloudy evening with a scattering of showers, but turning dry overnight with some clear spells developing. Moderate westerly winds persisting. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Wednesday:

A fine dry, bright morning. Cloud increasing during the afternoon to bring the chance of some patchy rain to Argyll for the evening. Winds freshening in west late in day. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rain early Thursday, then brightness and showers, possibly heavy for afternoon. Showery Friday with risk afternoon thunderstorms. South mainly dry, bright Saturday, north seeing showers or longer periods of rain.

The start of this period may bring some strong winds and rain to the north of the UK before an Atlantic weather system erratically crosses all parts. Ahead of this, potential for some very warm and humid weather to affect parts of the south and east in particular. Looking towards mid-August, and high pressure is more likely to dominate the weather across the UK. This will bring plenty of a dry weather for the most part, though northern areas may see a rather more changeable theme with occasional rain or showers and breezier conditions at times. Above average temperatures are more likely than not, especially in the south, where it could also be rather humid.

High pressure, and therefore largely settled conditions overall, appears more likely for the second half of August. Although dry weather is likely to dominate, periods of rain or showers and thunderstorms may develop at times. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south. By early September, there are signals for high pressure to become less dominant with perhaps a greater chance of some rain, though there is some uncertainty in this aspect of the forecast.