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Thunderstorms and heatwave conditions
Thunderstorm warnings continue across much of the UK until Monday, 17th August, with a risk of impacts from heavy rain, flash flooding, lightning and hail.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 05:54; Sunset: 21:03. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Sunday 16 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:56; Sunset: 21:00. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Monday 17 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:58; Sunset: 20:58. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Tuesday 18 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:00; Sunset: 20:55. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Wednesday 19 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:02; Sunset: 20:53. UV: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Thursday 20 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 06:04; Sunset: 20:50. UV: Moderate;
Six day forecast for Portuairk
Today (15 August 2020)
| Time | Now | 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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19°
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19°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 16° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
7
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ENE
6
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ENE
4
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ENE
4
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ENE
5
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ENE
4
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ENE
4
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NE
4
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ENE
5
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ENE
6
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NNE
6
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N
5
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NNW
4
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NNW
5
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NW
6
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NW
6
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NNW
6
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NNW
5
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NNW
4
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NNE
4
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NE
5
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ENE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 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 | 86% | 84% | 83% | 88% | 88% | 84% | 87% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 84% | 81% | 79% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 78% | 79% | 81% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sunday (16 August 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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17°
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18°
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18°
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18°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 16° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
6
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5
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E
4
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4
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5
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NNE
7
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SW
6
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NNE
4
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ESE
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 75% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (17 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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13°
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14°
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17°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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17°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 14° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 18° | 17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
4
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E
4
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E
4
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E
5
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ESE
5
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SW
4
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NNW
5
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3
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 89% | 76% | 69% | 72% | 79% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (18 August 2020)
| Time | 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% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
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16°
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16°
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17°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 16° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 17° | 16° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
3
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SE
2
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SSW
3
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SW
4
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WSW
6
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7
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5
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SE
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | M | G | M | G | M |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 94% | 90% | 86% | 86% | 88% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (19 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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15°
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15°
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16°
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18°
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19°
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18°
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16°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
5
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SSE
6
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SSE
7
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SSE
9
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SSE
11
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SSE
11
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8
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ESE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 95% | 85% | 77% | 72% | 74% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Thursday (20 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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15°
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15°
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17°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 14° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
12
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13
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SE
14
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SE
16
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16
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SSE
15
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15
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SE
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 90% | 89% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 85% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Dry on Saturday with warm sunshine developing. Cloudier northeast coasts.
This Evening and Tonight:
A bright evening for many but low cloud in the northeast will spread further inland and through the Great Glen. Staying mainly clear towards the west coast. Minimum temperature 10 °C.
Saturday:
Extensive mist and low cloud at first, clearing from most parts through the morning with increasing amounts of warm sunshine. Still cloudier and cooler towards Inverness up to Caithness coast. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Largely dry over the coming days with a good deal of sunshine in the west, cloudier, misty in the east. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Risk of showers on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The beginning of this period is likely to be generally unsettled with showers and longer spells of rain at times, potentially becoming heavy in places. There is also a chance that there could be some further thundery weather, although this would most likely be confined towards the east and southeast of the UK. It is likely to be windier than of late, especially in the south and west where there is also a risk of gales. Temperatures should start rather warm for many, despite the spells of unsettled weather. However, temperatures may cool slightly by the end of this period with freshening winds from the northwest likely to create a more widespread risk of gales.
Updated:
Although confidence is low for this period, it is likely that conditions will become more changeable with drier and brighter days interspersed with periods of rain and strengthening winds. Temperatures should be around the average for this time of year. Towards the end of this period, there are some tentative signs that high pressure could begin to dominate, especially across the south of the UK, with a return to more settled conditions.
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