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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:18; Sunset: 16:32. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 08:16; Sunset: 16:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:15; Sunset: 16:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:13; Sunset: 16:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:11; Sunset: 16:40. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 08:09; Sunset: 16:42. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:08; Sunset: 16:45. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Prestonpans
Today (26 January 2022)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° |
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28
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27
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24
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25
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 45 | 44 | 41 | 41 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | E |
| Humidity | 84% | 86% | 85% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (27 January 2022)
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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% | <5% | <5% |
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Temperature
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
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26
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22
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23
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22
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19
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19
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19
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19
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18
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16
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16
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18
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17
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17
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16
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15
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13
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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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9
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 42 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
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| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 75% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 79% | 82% | 84% | 84% | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (28 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
5°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 6° | 6° |
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11
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13
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18
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20
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22
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23
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 87% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (29 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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9°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
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Wind direction and speed
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25
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26
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27
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27
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23
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21
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17
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14
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 41 | 37 | 29 | 24 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 85% | 82% | 68% | 60% | 64% | 69% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (30 January 2022)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
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Wind direction and speed
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11
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9
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6
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7
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9
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13
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16
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WSW
17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 20 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 29 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 75% | 79% | 83% | 85% | 79% | 77% | 85% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (31 January 2022)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
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Wind direction and speed
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17
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19
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18
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18
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19
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18
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16
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17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 29 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 81% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (1 February 2022)
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Wind direction and speed
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WSW
18
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19
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21
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21
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22
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22
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20
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19
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 31 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 33 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast
Headline:
Patchy rain for most this evening, becoming clear overnight.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloudy this evening with patchy rain spreading southwards but most areas will become dry by midnight. Then the rest of the night will see some clear periods and winds will ease down. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Thursday:
All parts will have a dry day with some good spells of sunshine. Feeling rather chilly in the northwesterly wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Cloudy and breezy on Friday with some occasional rain. Windy on Saturday with some rain for a time in the morning, drier by afternoon. Chance of rain later Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through this period, the weather is likely to start off wetter than of late, with blustery showers in the north and cloudy with rain in the south, before clearing away through the day on Monday to leave brighter conditions. Cloudy and dry weather is then possible to return for most at the end of January, while it is likely to be wet and windy in the northwest at times, with wintry showers possible over high ground in Scotland. Moving into February, the largely settled and cloudy weather is likely to remain for most, with some rain and wind in the far northwest at times. Overall, temperatures are likely to be near or milder than average through this period, although some brief colder than average spells in the north are possible.
Updated:
The current north-south split to the weather is likely to continue from mid-February and through to the second half of the month, with most seeing drier than average conditions. The northwest of the UK is likely to see some rain and strong winds at times. During this period, temperatures are likely to remain milder than average overall, with brief colder incursions possible in the north.
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