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Today (23 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 20% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 14° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 18 | SE 19 | SE 22 | SE 22 | SE 23 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 89% | 93% | 92% | 87% | 75% | 73% | 74% | 74% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (24 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 20% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 22 | SE 20 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 36 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (25 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNE 3 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 12 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 96% | 95% | 91% | 85% | 88% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (26 September 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 85% | 83% | 87% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (27 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | M | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (28 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 70% | 40% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (29 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 10 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 93% | 89% | 84% | 84% | 86% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy, damp start then mainly dry, sunny spells developing.
Today:
A rather grey, misty start, then becoming brighter this morning with some sunshine breaking through. Staying mostly dry with just the odd light shower. Feeling warm when the sun comes out. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Tonight:
Dry with clear periods in the north at first. Then cloudy with showery rain extending northwards overnight. Showers will be most frequent and heavy at times over Lochaber. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Tuesday:
Cloudy with further showers, mostly over Lochaber. Drier further north but best of any sunshine across Northwest Highlands and Outer Hebrides. Still quite warm here. Light southeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Mainly dry on Wednesday with sunny spells. Heavier rain on Wednesday night followed by sunshine and scattered showers on Thursday and Friday, heavy at times. Breezy and turning cooler.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Draft Friday is likely to be a windy day in most places with sunshine and showers. Gales are possible on western coasts and hills. The heaviest showers will probably in the west while some eastern places may avoid most of the showers. Next weekend is also likely to be rather windy with sunshine and heavy showers affecting much of the UK. It will probably stay changeable for the rest of the period with a mixture of some sunny days, and cloudier days with more persistent rainfall. It is likely to be windy at times, with the potential for gales, particularly in the west and southwest. Temperatures will vary around normal, but in any drier spells, they may be warmer than average.
Updated:
Confidence in the forecast remains low through this period. However, early October may bring spells of fine and settled weather, particularly in the south and east of the UK. These would bring bright days, but with the increasing risk of overnight mist, fog and some frost. Northern and western parts of the country may continue to see rain at times, and this might spread across the rest of the country as we go through October. Temperatures are likely to be close to the average, but with settled weather, some warmer days and cooler nights are likely.
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