Derry Cairngorm (Aberdeenshire) weather

Headline:

Bright and breezy on Tuesday with a few showers.

This Evening and Tonight:

Scattered showers this evening and overnight. Strong to gale west or northwesterly winds, easing through the early hours. Chance of storm force westerly winds along the Moray coast at first this evening. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Tuesday:

Some bright or sunny spells and a few passing showers, these mainly across the north and west. Brisk northwesterly winds, strong at first across the north. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday largely dry with best of sunshine and temperatures in east. Showers and brighter spells brought on brisk southwest winds for Thursday. Showers or longer periods of rain for Friday.

This period starts with something of a north-south split. Some locally heavy rain or showers, with a risk of thunder, will likely affect the north, along with some strong winds, whilst the south looks like starting mainly dry with some warm sunshine and lighter winds. There is a small chance of some rain or showers even in the south, but more likely it will be mainly dry and warm here. Temperatures will probably be close to average in the north at first. As we move towards the middle of the month, there is an increased chance of high pressure becoming more dominant, leading to drier, more settled conditions becoming more widespread with above average temperatures. However, some brief unsettled spells remain possible, particularly towards the end of this period.

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, these perhaps more likely later in the period. Above average temperatures overall seem most likely, with the potential for hot spells to develop, especially in the east and south.