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More extreme weather events with planetary warming
As the planet warms, the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall is expected to increase.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:32; Sunset: 22:28. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 7 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:33; Sunset: 22:27. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:35; Sunset: 22:26. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:36; Sunset: 22:25. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:37; Sunset: 22:24. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:39; Sunset: 22:22. UV: Moderate;
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Sunday 12 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 04:41; Sunset: 22:21. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Stornoway
Today (6 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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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) | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
20
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W
20
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W
20
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W
19
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WNW
16
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WNW
16
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WNW
15
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WNW
13
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W
13
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WNW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 63% | 61% | 67% | 75% | 82% | 78% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| UV | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (7 July 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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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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12°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
11
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WNW
11
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WNW
9
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WNW
9
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WNW
8
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WNW
6
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NW
4
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NW
4
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NNW
5
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NNW
5
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NNW
4
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NNW
6
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N
6
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N
7
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NNE
7
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
9
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
6
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NNE
4
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NNE
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 85% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 85% | 80% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 68% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 62% | 62% | 63% | 63% | 66% | 70% | 77% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (8 July 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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7°
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10°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
5
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N
4
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NNW
4
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WNW
3
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ESE
4
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NNE
7
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WNW
7
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NW
8
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NW
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 85% | 87% | 78% | 62% | 61% | 63% | 68% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Thursday (9 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
5
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WNW
6
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W
7
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WNW
8
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W
9
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WNW
10
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WNW
10
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W
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 91% | 83% | 71% | 65% | 67% | 72% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Friday (10 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
8
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W
8
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W
9
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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WNW
13
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WNW
12
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WNW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 88% | 87% | 80% | 73% | 69% | 73% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Saturday (11 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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11°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
9
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W
8
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W
9
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W
12
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W
12
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W
13
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W
12
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W
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 82% | 72% | 67% | 67% | 72% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Sunday (12 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
9
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WSW
9
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SW
10
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SW
11
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 88% | 86% | 77% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly dry with sunny spells.
Today:
Mostly dry and bright with just a few light well scattered showers. Some sunny spells, the best of these will be along the west coast. Light to moderate west or northwest winds, freshening across the north coast in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Tonight:
Broken cloud and clear spells overnight. Scattered light showers will continue, with a band of rain spreading south across Caithness and Sutherland after midnight. Chilly for the time of year. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Tuesday:
A bright day with scattered showers and some sunny spells. Westerly winds will soon fall light and variable. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Mostly dry with sunny spells on Wednesday and Thursday, although a few showers are possible, most likely in the east. More widespread showers on Friday. Light winds.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Isolated light showers in the north to start, but elsewhere looking dry with bright or sunny spells. Winds staying light and temperatures rather cool to average. Looking further ahead, a north/ south split across the UK seems most likely. Northern and northwestern areas are expected to see further spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds, with the possibility of these spreading to some other areas at times. Further south however, there should be more in the way of dry weather, though even here, there is still the possibility of some showers, or longer spells of rain. Temperatures are likely to be either around or on the warmer side of average, with the warmest conditions likely in the southeast.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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