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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to heavy rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:44; Sunset: 22:03. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 13 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to fog by late morning. Sunrise: 04:45; Sunset: 22:01. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 14 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Drizzle changing to overcast in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:47; Sunset: 22:00. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 15 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:48; Sunset: 21:59. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 16 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:50; Sunset: 21:57. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 17 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 04:51; Sunset: 21:56. UV: Moderate;
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Saturday 18 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:53; Sunset: 21:54. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Ben Alder
Today (12 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 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% | 10% | 50% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
20
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SW
22
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SW
22
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SW
25
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SW
25
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SW
26
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SSW
26
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SSW
27
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SSW
29
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SSW
30
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SSW
27
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SSW
27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 35 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 72% | 72% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 70% | 72% | 74% | 88% | 96% | 99% | 99% |
| UV | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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% | 70% | 90% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 30% | 30% | 80% | 40% | 80% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
26
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SSW
26
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SSW
26
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SW
25
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SW
24
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SW
24
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SW
24
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SW
24
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WSW
23
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WSW
26
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WSW
24
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WSW
23
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WSW
24
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WSW
25
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WSW
26
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W
24
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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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W
27
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W
26
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W
27
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W
27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | M | M | G | P | P | M | P | VP |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 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% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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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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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
27
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W
25
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WNW
24
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WNW
20
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WNW
19
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WNW
16
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W
12
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W
10
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WSW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | P | P | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 89% | 84% | 91% | 96% |
| 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% | 40% | 20% | 30% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
7
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SSW
7
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WSW
7
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WSW
7
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WSW
9
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W
10
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W
11
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WSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 96% | 93% | 89% | 89% | 93% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 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% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
11
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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W
14
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W
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 91% | 92% | 94% | 96% |
| 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 | 20% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
17
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SW
17
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 86% | 88% | 91% | 95% |
| 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 | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SW
17
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SW
17
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WSW
15
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WSW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 96% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Most, dry, bright by day. Rain spreading from west later.
Today:
Fine, dry, sunny and warm day for many, particularly in east. Cloud thickening late afternoon in west to bring rain to western coasts and Isles by early evening. West to southwest winds occasionally fresh over coasts. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Tonight:
East dry at first. Rain in west soon spreading across the area through the evening, with some heavier outbreaks across the west. Winds southwest occasionally fresh. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Monday:
Mainly cloudy with some rain, this chiefly focused in west, where some heavier outbreaks develop. Rain patchy towards Inverness, with later brighter spells possibly bringing quite pleasant afternoon temperatures. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Cloudy with occasional rain, this again most persistent in the west, with heaviest outbreaks expected Tuesday. Winds northwest Tuesday, then southwest from Wednesday.
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.
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