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Unsettled conditions continue
More wind and rain after Storms Ciara and Dennis wreaked havoc across the UK.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Light snow showers. Sunrise: 07:43; Sunset: 17:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:40; Sunset: 17:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:38; Sunset: 17:41. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:35; Sunset: 17:43. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow changing to sleet by late morning. Sunrise: 07:32; Sunset: 17:45. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:30; Sunset: 17:47. UV: Low;
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:27; Sunset: 17:50. UV: Low;
Today (20 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 40% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 70% | 90% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 30% | 30% | 80% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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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-4°
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-4°
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-3°
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-2°
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-2°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -14° | -15° | -15° | -15° | -16° | -14° | -16° | -16° | -15° | -15° | -14° | -13° | -12° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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36
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WSW
41
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WSW
42
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45
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45
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W
47
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53
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W
53
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53
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52
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50
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WSW
47
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WSW
46
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WSW
49
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 42 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 62 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | VP | M | M | VP | M | M | P | VP | VP | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 100% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 99% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (21 February 2020)
| 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 | 60% | 80% | 90% | 60% | 60% | 80% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 40% | 90% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 40% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -11° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -9° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -8° | -7° | -8° | -8° | -9° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -11° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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52
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SW
57
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60
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66
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69
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69
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69
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68
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SW
65
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SW
63
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SW
58
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WSW
52
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WSW
50
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WSW
45
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SW
46
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SW
46
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SW
44
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SW
46
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SW
47
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WSW
49
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WSW
46
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WSW
45
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WSW
46
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WSW
47
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 66 | 72 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 64 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | P | G | G | G | VP | G | G | G | P | VP | VP | M | M |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 96% | 96% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (22 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 70% | 80% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 40% | 70% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-2°
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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) | -13° | -15° | -15° | -15° | -15° | -14° | -13° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
48
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WSW
54
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WSW
49
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46
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WSW
51
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WSW
47
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WSW
44
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WSW
41
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 66 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 66 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | VG | VG | VG | M | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 90% | 93% | 89% | 86% | 90% | 88% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (23 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -7° | -7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
39
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37
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28
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24
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WNW
23
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WNW
20
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11
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11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 60 | 56 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 18 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | VG | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 90% | 95% | 92% | 82% | 73% | 92% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (24 February 2020)
| 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% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 70% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-3°
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-4°
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-2°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -10° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -9° | -11° | -12° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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21
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SSE
29
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SSE
38
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45
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SSW
48
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WSW
57
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WSW
49
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WSW
44
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 49 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 76 | 69 |
| Visibility | P | P | VP | P | G | M | M | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 98% | 97% | 93% | 90% | 90% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (25 February 2020)
| 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% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -10° | -9° | -10° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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42
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WSW
30
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WSW
26
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WSW
24
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WSW
24
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WSW
23
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SW
19
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WSW
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 64 | 49 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 37 | 29 | 32 |
| Visibility | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M |
| Humidity | 93% | 86% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (26 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -11° | -11° | -11° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
22
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WNW
20
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19
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20
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WSW
21
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WSW
22
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WSW
22
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WSW
23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Cold and windy with wintry showers on Thursday.
Today:
Bright or sunny intervals and frequent wintry showers, some hail and thunder in west, and some fresh snowfalls on higher ground. Strengthening westerly winds, some severe gale gusts west coast. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Tonight:
Wintry showers will remain frequent this evening bringing fresh snowfalls on higher ground. Then clouding over with rain overnight becoming persistent and heavy in west. Southwesterly gales, Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Friday:
Rain, heavy in the west, with strong to gale southwest winds. Brighter showery weather reaching the northwest in afternoon, and turning showery everywhere in evening, turning wintry overnight. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
A showery weekend the showers often wintry on higher ground, and staying windy. Rain, preceded by high ground snow, on Monday, then brighter with showers, severe gales later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled and often windy conditions are expected to continue with areas of rain moving east across the UK interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Rain is likely to be heaviest across western and northwestern areas, especially over the hills, with the best of any more prolonged drier interludes in the south and east. Hail and thunder are also possible in the showery interludes with snow at times over northern hills. Temperatures will generally be around average, but above in the south. Some brief quieter, colder spells are also possible later in the period, especially in southern and eastern areas, these bringing some overnight frost and patchy fog in places. Elsewhere will continue to see spells of wet and windy weather.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest, with drier conditions expected in southern and eastern parts. It will perhaps become more generally settled by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, with any cold interludes fairly brief, but with the continued risk of overnight frosts.
Updated:
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