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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to clear by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:00; Sunset: 17:58. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 23 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:02; Sunset: 17:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 24 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 08:04; Sunset: 17:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 25 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 16:51. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 26 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 16:48. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 27 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 16:46. UV: Low;
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Wednesday 28 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 16:44. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Thornhill (Dumfries & Galloway)
Today (22 October 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
4
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WSW
4
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W
5
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W
5
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W
5
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SSW
3
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S
3
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S
3
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SSE
3
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SSE
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 82% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (23 October 2020)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
4
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SSE
5
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SSE
5
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SSE
6
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S
8
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S
10
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S
9
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S
10
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S
11
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SSW
10
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WSW
8
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SW
5
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WSW
7
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WSW
8
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
7
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SSW
5
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SSW
4
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SSW
5
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SSW
4
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S
5
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S
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | M | M | M | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 77% | 76% | 82% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 81% | 76% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 74% | 82% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (24 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 90% | ≥95% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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8°
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9°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
7
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S
9
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S
16
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S
23
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SSW
24
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SW
15
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SW
13
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SW
12
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| Visibility | E | E | M | M | P | M | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 81% | 86% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 81% | 82% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (25 October 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
13
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SSW
15
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SSW
16
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SSW
17
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SSW
19
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SW
17
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SSW
14
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 80% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 73% | 76% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (26 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
12
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WSW
12
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W
14
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W
13
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W
10
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W
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 88% | 88% | 85% | 77% | 78% | 84% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (27 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
8
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SW
9
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SSW
11
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SSE
14
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S
17
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S
17
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SSW
15
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SSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | G | M | M | M | M | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 84% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (28 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
17
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SW
18
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SW
18
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SW
18
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SW
20
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SW
18
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SW
16
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy with patchy light rain and drizzle on Thursday.
Today:
Cloudy for most of the day with some outbreaks of rain, this mostly light but the odd heavier outbreak at first. Becoming brighter across Galloway later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Tonight:
Cloud and light rain in Lothian and Borders clearing this evening. Mostly dry clear spell before cloud and rain spreads from the west overnight, becoming quite heavy in the southwest. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Friday:
A cloudy start with some rain, quite heavy in west, then brightening up to sunny intervals and a few showers. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Rain at first on Saturday, heavy in west, then brightening to sunshine and showers. Gales for a time. Breezy with showers on Sunday and Monday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled conditions are expected to dominate during the period, with most parts of the UK seeing plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain and showers. It will often be windy, with a risk of gales or even severe gales, especially in coastal areas. The wettest and windiest weather is likely to be found in the west and north-west of the country. However, some brief bright and dry spells are still likely at times in all parts of the UK, with the most settled conditions probably found across eastern and south-eastern areas. Overall, temperatures are generally looking to be close to normal for the time of year. Conditions may turn more settled close to the end of the period, particularly in the south.
Updated:
Confidence is currently low for this period but there is an increased chance of more settled weather during November, especially in the south of the UK. Showery and windier conditions may remain more prevalent in the north. Temperatures probably trending to normal overall, with overnight frost and fog becoming more likely in any settled spells.
Updated:
