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Storm Christoph has been named
Storm Christoph will bring heavy rain, snow and strong winds.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 08:44; Sunset: 16:28. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Heavy showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:43; Sunset: 16:30. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 16:32. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:37. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 16:39. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:35; Sunset: 16:41. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Portuairk
Today (20 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
10
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N
11
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NNE
12
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NNE
14
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N
13
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N
13
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N
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E |
| Humidity | 84% | 81% | 77% | 83% | 85% | 89% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (21 January 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 | 10% | 80% | 80% | 20% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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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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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
14
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NNE
17
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N
16
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N
17
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N
19
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N
20
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N
21
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N
20
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NNW
22
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NNW
23
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NNW
22
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NNW
23
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NNW
25
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NNW
25
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NNW
26
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NNW
26
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NW
26
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NNW
25
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NNW
28
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NNW
27
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NNW
27
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NNW
25
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NW
25
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NW
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
| Visibility | E | VG | M | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | VG | E | VG | E | E | E | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 95% | 93% | 88% | 85% | 86% | 89% | 89% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 78% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 78% | 82% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (22 January 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 | 60% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
26
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NW
22
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NW
21
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NW
16
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NW
16
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NW
14
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NW
13
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WNW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | VG | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 78% | 81% | 84% | 82% | 85% | 81% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 January 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 0° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
10
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WNW
10
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W
10
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NW
10
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WNW
10
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NW
11
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W
10
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W
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (24 January 2021)
| 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% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
9
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W
9
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WNW
10
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WNW
9
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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NNW
11
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NNW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 80% | 82% | 85% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (25 January 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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4°
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4°
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2°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
10
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NNW
10
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NNW
11
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NNW
9
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NNW
10
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NNW
11
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N
9
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N
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 82% | 82% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (26 January 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
7
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ENE
7
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ENE
7
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E
9
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E
11
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ESE
12
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E
12
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ESE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 89% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 85% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Heavy rain far north Thursday, but snow higher ground elsewhere.
This Evening and Tonight:
Some clear spells in south this evening with frost, but cloudier in north with a mix of rain sleet and snow. This will push south overnight on strengthening winds. Heavy rain for Caithness, moderate snowfalls high ground elsewhere. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
Thursday:
Caithness and parts of Sutherland staying cloudy with heavy rain and strong winds. Showery rain and snow elsewhere the snow mainly over higher ground with blizzards on hills. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Cold with sunny or clear spells and wintry showers, these falling mainly as snow away from windward coasts. Strong northwesterly winds on Friday morning easing. Widespread overnight frosts.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
At the start of this period it will remain unsettled with north-westerly winds probable, bringing frequent showers and outbreaks of rain, particularly to the north and west. This will likely fall as snow over high ground and may at times to lower levels too. Windy, especially in the north. Further into this period unsettled conditions look most likely with low pressure dominant across the UK, bringing changeable weather with periods of rain, showers, and strong winds. Northerly winds are expected at times, increasing the risk of snowfall especially in the north but may also bring wintry hazards further south. In the south, milder interludes may occur bringing at or above average temperatures. Overall temperatures are likely to be rather cold in the north but close to average in the south.
Updated:
Confidence for this period is low, though low pressure is likely to be dominant at first with an increased chance of northerly winds. This will therefore increase the risk of snowfall especially in the north along with colder than average temperatures. Potentially bringing wintry hazards more widely. Through mid-February higher pressure may develop for a time which would bring drier conditions with an increased likelihood of fog and cold nights.
Updated:
