A cold start with a risk of ice over higher ground, but bright this morning with a few wintry showers, which may become more frequent later this afternoon. Temperatures rising up to 6°C at best, but feeling much colder in the strong westerly wind which will increase to gale force this afternoon.

Wintry showers will continue to affect the island at times this evening & tonight, becoming more isolated later, as the wind turns to the west or northwest and starts to ease. Minimum temperature around 3°C.

Isolated showers at first tomorrow will soon die away, leaving the day dry with sunny intervals. Less windy than of late as the fresh to strong west to southwest wind falls light to moderate and turns to the south or southwest. Highest temperature around 8°C.

Saturday will be mostly dry but largely cloudy and quite windy with a strong south to southwest wind. Top temperature around 9°C. Then the threat of a little light rain overnight.