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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 19:15. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 19:12. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light snow showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 19:09. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 19:06. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 27 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 19:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 19:01. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:20; Sunset: 18:58. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Na Gruagaichean
Today (23 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 2° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
4
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WNW
3
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NW
5
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WNW
4
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S
4
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ESE
5
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ENE
5
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E
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 72% | 70% | 72% | 81% | 79% | 77% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (24 September 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -5° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
7
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E
8
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E
8
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E
8
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E
8
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ENE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
11
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ENE
13
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ENE
15
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ENE
16
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ENE
16
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ENE
16
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ENE
15
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ENE
14
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
15
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NE
16
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NE
16
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NE
17
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NE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 83% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 85% | 80% | 77% | 71% | 68% | 69% | 70% | 72% | 76% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Friday (25 September 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% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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0°
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2°
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2°
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0°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -5° | -5° | -7° | -7° | -5° | -4° | -5° | -7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
17
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N
17
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NNE
16
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NNW
19
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NNW
24
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NNW
22
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NNW
21
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NW
17
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NW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 86% | 85% | 89% | 89% | 73% | 72% | 82% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (26 September 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 | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-1°
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-1°
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-2°
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0°
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2°
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3°
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1°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -7° | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | -2° | -4° | -6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
16
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NW
16
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NNW
16
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N
17
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N
16
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N
15
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N
13
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N
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 90% | 90% | 84% | 72% | 71% | 84% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (27 September 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% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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0°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -6° | -6° | -7° | -4° | 0° | 2° | 0° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
11
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NE
11
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NE
11
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ENE
10
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NNE
8
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WSW
7
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ESE
8
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ESE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 93% | 94% | 89% | 79% | 76% | 87% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 September 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
11
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SE
12
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ESE
13
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ENE
13
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SSW
14
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SSW
14
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SSW
14
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SW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 98% | 98% | 95% | 90% | 88% | 94% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (29 September 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
14
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SSW
14
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S
13
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S
14
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SSW
14
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S
14
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SSE
14
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S
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 97% | 94% | 88% | 88% | 93% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Clear skies tonight allowing temperatures to fall away. Light winds.
This Evening and Tonight:
A dry and clear night for all parts. Light winds and clear skies will lead to temperatures dipping close to freezing with a frost forming in sheltered inland areas. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Thursday:
A dry and bright start to the day but increasing amounts of cloud during the day particularly for Caithness. It should remain mainly dry. Strengthening northerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Turning colder on Friday and Saturday with a strong northerly breeze and scattered showers, however long sunny intervals too, winds easing later on Saturday. Sunday, perhaps cloudier but dry.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Cloud and outbreaks of drizzle affecting the east and west at first with dry weather in between on Monday. Initially many places dry Tuesday before cloud and rain arrive later. Into the middle of next week, it is set to return to unsettled conditions. There will be generally windy weather coupled with showers and occasional longer spells of rain at times. The heaviest rain most likely in the west and northwest, which may also see gales, low likelihood of severe, at times. Although in the east and southeast, there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north during any brief interludes of calmer weather.
Updated:
Further into October, conditions are likely to remain unsettled for most. The most unsettled conditions being in southern areas. Generally windy with a chance of gales however the risk of gales reduces later in the period. Feeling cool throughout with a risk of overnight frost. Lighter winds means that morning fog patches may also become more prevalent towards mid-month.
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