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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:46; Sunset: 16:26. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 20 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:44; Sunset: 16:28. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:43; Sunset: 16:30. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 16:32. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:34. UV: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:37. UV: Low;
Six day forecast for Portuairk
Wednesday (19 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
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Temperature
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
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27
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WSW
26
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37
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NW
25
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28
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NW
27
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27
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NW
24
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23
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24
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25
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26
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26
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26
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26
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26
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NNW
23
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21
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19
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N
19
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18
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16
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13
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14
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 39 | 38 | 52 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
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| Visibility | VG | E | M | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 90% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 78% | 75% | 81% | 79% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 70% | 70% | 73% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 72% | 71% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (20 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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7
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10
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10
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9
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WNW
8
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WNW
10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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| Visibility | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 74% | 73% | 77% | 74% | 73% | 76% | 81% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (21 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 30% | 50% | 50% |
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
6°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
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Wind direction and speed
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WNW
10
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8
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8
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WSW
12
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12
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WSW
12
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13
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 92% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (22 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 60% | 30% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 30% | 50% |
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Temperature
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
8°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
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Wind direction and speed
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14
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14
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14
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14
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16
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16
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15
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SSW
16
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | M | G | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (23 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
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Temperature
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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Wind direction and speed
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SSW
17
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SSW
16
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17
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SSW
17
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SSW
19
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SSW
18
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SSW
17
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17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 94% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 90% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (24 January 2022)
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Wind direction and speed
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SSW
15
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SSW
14
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SSW
13
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SSW
13
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SW
13
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SW
12
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SSW
11
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SW
11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 91% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
A wet and windy night, turning colder on Wednesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Rain, heavy at times especially for Sutherland, clearing away southeast through the early hours. Scattered showers by morning with a brisk northwesterly wind. Feeling a lot colder by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Wednesday:
Sunny spells and scattered showers, wintry on hills, turning drier later. Brisk northwesterly winds, easing through the afternoon. Cold overnight with a ground frost and some icy stretches inland. Maximum temperature 2 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Becoming mainly dry and settled on Thursday and Friday, although a little light rain in north. Turning milder with some patchy rain in the west on Saturday, east mainly dry.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through this period, it is likely to be settled, but often cloudy in the south with overnight frost and fog forming under any clear skies and temperatures around or slightly below average. In the north, conditions are expected to be milder and more changeable, with a band of heavier rain in the far northwest later on Sunday and strong winds and gales possible in the far north. Through the rest of the period rain or showers at times for the north, with stronger winds mainly restricted to the far north, although possibly bringing unsettled conditions further south at times. Temperatures are likely to be around or slightly above average. Conditions are likely to remain similar into the start of February, with drier than average conditions for most.
Updated:
Early February is likely to see a north/south split with more settled and cloudy weather expected in the south, while the north will be more changeable, milder, and drier than average for most. There is an increased likelihood of more unsettled conditions becoming established, where the northwest is likely to be wettest, but showers or longer spells of rain may spread to most areas at times, while the southeast is likely to be the driest. Spells of strong winds are likely to develop more widely at times in February. Temperatures likely to be near or slightly above average although short lived colder interludes are possible. Any snow likely to be restricted to high ground in the north.
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