Met Office Forecast is as follows:
Further showers with heavy downpours likely, more so across Highland.
Today:
Cloudy with showers with heavy, thundery, downpours, across the Highlands. The showers will, however, ease from the west through the afternoon. The winds will freshen up from the northwest. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Tonight:
Showers will become confined to Speyside and the North Sea coast through the evening, eventually dying out overnight. Elsewhere, a bright then clear end to the day. Chilly inland. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Saturday:
A bright start, but a few showers will develop, these dying out towards the evening. Light breezes, but a freshening southeast wind will develop across the southwest and west later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Updated: 0327 on Fri 24 Jul 2009
Forecast for Cairngorms National Park for Friday
Rather cloudy with frequent showers, heavy at times, becoming drier, brighter towards evening. Freshening northwesterly winds, becoming strong over tops.
Updated: 0117 on Fri 24 Jul 2009
For more details see Mountain Forecast for East Highlands
Forecast for Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park for Friday
Scattered showers during the morning then drier and brighter in the afternoon. Freshening northwesterly winds becoming strong across higher parts.
Updated: 0117 on Fri 24 Jul 2009
