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Today (17 October 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSE
13
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SSE
12
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
10
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ESE
10
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ESE
9
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ESE
9
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ESE
9
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ESE
10
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ESE
10
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ESE
10
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ESE
12
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E
9
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| Wind gust (mph) | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 75% | 74% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 73% | 77% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 85% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (18 October 2019)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
E
9
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ESE
9
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E
9
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E
9
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E
9
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E
9
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ENE
9
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E
9
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E
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
11
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ENE
11
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ENE
11
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ENE
12
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ENE
12
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NE
13
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
13
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NE
13
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NE
13
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NNE
12
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| Wind gust (mph) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (19 October 2019)
| 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 | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
13
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NNE
12
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NNE
14
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NNE
13
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NE
15
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NE
19
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NE
20
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NNE
20
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NNE
18
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| Wind gust (mph) | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 89% | 90% | 88% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (20 October 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
17
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NNE
16
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NNE
15
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N
12
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N
9
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NNW
6
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| Wind gust (mph) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 71% | 70% | 69% | 69% | 62% | 64% | 77% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (21 October 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
6
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WSW
8
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SW
10
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SW
13
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SW
17
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SW
19
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SW
22
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SW
24
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| Wind gust (mph) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 38 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 79% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (22 October 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% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
25
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SW
24
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WSW
22
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WSW
21
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WSW
20
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W
19
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W
19
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WNW
19
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| Wind gust (mph) | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (23 October 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 | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
19
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WSW
18
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S
18
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SSE
18
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SSE
19
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SSE
17
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WSW
17
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16
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| Wind gust (mph) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 86% | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Sunny spells and a few showers mainly in west.
Today:
Patchy fog and frost lifting. North and East Highland generally dry with sunny spells, the best in far north. Some showers for the Isles and Lochaber, with a few spreading further north towards evening. Becoming breezy over the Isles. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Tonight:
A mixture of clear intervals and a few showers, perhaps turning heavy across Caithness and Sutherland by the morning, A moderate easterly breeze. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Friday:
Bright or sunny intervals and showers, these showers more frequent across Caithness and Sutherland with the best of the sunshine over Skye and Lochaber. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Windy with further showers on Saturday with some sunny intervals too. Fewer showers on Sunday with winds easing. Monday mostly dry and bright, a few showers in northwest later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Monday should see sunny spells with easing winds and isolated showers, some of which could be heavy. Looking ahead, the unsettled theme is set to continue for a brief period in the northwest with blustery showers and longer spells of rain. There should then be some longer episodes of more settled weather with bright and sunny spells mainly in the central, southern and eastern areas of the UK. The fine conditions should spread into the northwest towards the end of October. Temperatures should remain around average for this time of the year, which means there could be potential for overnight frost or fog on clear nights, but it may feel milder in any sunshine during the day.
Updated:
The end of October looks to be largely settled and dry for most areas with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. Any spells of rain are likely to be confined to the far northwest. Clear conditions at night may allow temperatures to fall a little below average with overnight frosts and fog patches likely. During November, there is a chance of more unsettled conditions with some rain or showers possible at times, however there is high uncertainty this far ahead.
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