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Winter and February climate statistics
The winter of 2020/21 overall has been wet and dull with near average temperature.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:59; Sunset: 18:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 6 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 06:56; Sunset: 18:03. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 7 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:54; Sunset: 18:05. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 8 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 06:51; Sunset: 18:07. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 9 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 06:49; Sunset: 18:09. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 10 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 06:46; Sunset: 18:11. UV: Low;
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Thursday 11 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:44; Sunset: 18:13. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Wigtown
Today (5 March 2021)
| Time | Now | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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1°
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2°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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2°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
6
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NE
6
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ENE
7
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NE
6
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ENE
7
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NE
6
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NE
5
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NNE
5
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ENE
5
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ESE
5
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SE
7
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SE
7
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SE
6
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SSE
6
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SSE
6
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SSE
5
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SSE
4
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SSE
3
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NNE
3
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NE
4
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NE
4
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NNE
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 82% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 84% | 77% | 70% | 62% | 59% | 58% | 58% | 58% | 60% | 65% | 77% | 82% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (6 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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-1°
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-1°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
4
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E
3
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E
3
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SSW
3
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NE
3
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ENE
3
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ESE
4
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SE
4
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SSW
4
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SE
4
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S
5
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S
7
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SW
9
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SW
8
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SW
9
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SW
10
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SW
9
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SSW
7
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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SW
6
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SW
6
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SW
6
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WSW
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 84% | 87% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 80% | 75% | 72% | 64% | 65% | 62% | 63% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 79% | 80% | 83% | 84% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (7 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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2°
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5°
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7°
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7°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
6
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WSW
6
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WSW
6
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WSW
6
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WSW
8
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WSW
9
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SW
7
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SW
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 88% | 91% | 85% | 72% | 71% | 86% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (8 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
7
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SW
7
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SW
6
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SW
8
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SSW
11
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SSW
12
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SSW
11
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SSW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 94% | 93% | 88% | 81% | 81% | 90% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (9 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
11
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SSW
14
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SSW
18
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S
21
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S
23
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S
26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 42 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 94% | 92% | 87% | 87% | 91% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (10 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
26
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SSW
24
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SW
22
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SW
21
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SW
21
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SW
20
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SW
19
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WSW
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 42 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 33 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 81% | 79% | 84% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (11 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
18
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WSW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 85% | 85% | 81% | 73% | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast
Headline:
Showers in the east fading this evening leaving clear spells.
This Evening and Tonight:
Isolated wintry showers near the Berwickshire coast soon dying out this evening. Clear spells, these lengthy in the west, and light winds will lead to a widespread frost. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
Friday:
A frosty start then a dry day with long bright or sunny spells. One or two light wintry showers possible along the Berwickshire coast. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Mainly dry on Saturday. Turning a bit more unsettled on Sunday and Monday with outbreaks of rain at times. Some drier and brighter interludes. Breezy at times in the west.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Outbreaks of heavier rain will make their way in from the west on Tuesday, as a trend towards more unsettled conditions widely across the UK is likely next week. Further spells of rain and showers will continue spreading in from the west, with some snow possible on high ground in northern parts of the country. However, there may also be some drier and brighter interludes at times. Throughout this period there is an ongoing potential for windy conditions, with the strongest winds most likely to occur in the west and northwest of the UK. Temperatures are expected to trend close to average, although some overnight frosts are still possible, mainly in northern parts of the country.
Updated:
During the middle of March unsettled conditions look likely to continue across the UK, with spells of rain and showers but also some drier and brighter interludes at times especially in the south. Into the latter part of March unsettled conditions perhaps becoming more confined to the north and west with the south and east seeing more settled conditions. Temperatures are most likely to remain near to or slightly above average, with any colder intervals from the north short lived.
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