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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 04:46; Sunset: 22:05. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 13 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Drizzle changing to fog by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:47; Sunset: 22:03. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 14 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to drizzle by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:49; Sunset: 22:02. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 15 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:50; Sunset: 22:01. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 16 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 04:52; Sunset: 21:59. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 17 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 04:54; Sunset: 21:58. UV: Moderate;
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Saturday 18 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:55; Sunset: 21:56. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Ben Nevis
Today (12 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | ≥95% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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7°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
29
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S
34
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SSW
38
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 41 | 46 |
| Visibility | P | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 93% | 99% | 100% |
| UV | 1 | - | - |
Monday (13 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 | 90% | ≥95% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 60% | 60% | 30% | 30% | 60% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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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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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
37
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SSW
37
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SSW
34
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SSW
32
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SSW
30
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SW
28
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SW
27
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SW
25
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SW
26
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SW
26
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SW
27
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SW
27
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WSW
28
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WSW
26
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WSW
26
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W
26
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W
26
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W
25
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W
25
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W
25
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W
25
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W
26
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WSW
27
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27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 45 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (14 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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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 60% | 60% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
28
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W
27
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W
26
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W
23
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W
19
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W
17
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W
14
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WSW
11
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SW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | P | P | M | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 90% | 92% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (15 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
7
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SW
8
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SW
8
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WSW
8
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W
9
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W
10
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W
12
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WSW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 98% | 99% | 98% | 92% | 88% | 89% | 93% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Thursday (16 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 | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
15
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WSW
17
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
17
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 97% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Friday (17 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
20
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SW
20
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SW
21
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SW
21
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SW
19
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SW
19
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SW
20
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SW
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 92% | 91% | 92% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Saturday (18 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
22
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SSW
23
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SSW
23
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SW
23
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SW
22
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SW
20
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 27 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Patchy rain on Monday, best of the brightness in east.
This Evening and Tonight:
East dry at first. Rain in the west soon spreading across all parts through the evening, with some heavier outbreaks across the west. Winds southwest occasionally fresh. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Monday:
Chance of some brightness in the east, otherwise mostly cloudy with some occasional rain or drizzle. Becoming generally drier and brighter through the afternoon, but further rain in the northwest. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Some rain in the north on Tuesday at first, otherwise mostly dry. Mainly dry on Wednesday, cloudy on Thursday with drizzly rain in the west.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through the beginning of the period, it will be mostly dry and settled for many areas, especially in the south of the UK. More unsettled conditions with spells of rain and strong winds are likely to affect the north and northwest at times. There is chance that these wetter interludes could spread more widely and affect much of the UK. Temperatures are likely to be mostly around normal, although it may become warm for a time in the south and perhaps very warm in the southeast. Towards the end of the period, more settled conditions are likely to develop, across many parts. Spells of wetter and windier weather are possible across northern and western areas at times.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period it is likely that settled conditions will persist across many areas towards the end of July. There may also be the occasional spell of wetter and windier weather at times. These are likely to be focused across northern and western areas though may spread to other regions at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived and generally across the south.
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