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Remaining cold with potential for further heavy rain
The colder conditions following Storm Christoph will remain until early next week, when conditions are due to become more unsettled once more
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow changing to fog by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:31. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light snow by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:28; Sunset: 16:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -8 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:26; Sunset: 16:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Light snow. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to overcast by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:23; Sunset: 16:40. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -12 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:21; Sunset: 16:42. UV: Low;
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:19; Sunset: 16:45. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Ben Alder
Today (25 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 40% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 90% | 70% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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-4°
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-5°
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-5°
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-5°
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-5°
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-6°
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-6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -14° | -14° | -15° | -14° | -14° | -14° | -15° | -15° | -14° | -14° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
31
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WNW
30
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WNW
32
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WNW
31
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WNW
31
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NW
30
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WNW
29
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WNW
29
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WNW
28
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WNW
27
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WNW
24
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WNW
23
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WNW
20
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WNW
19
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WNW
15
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WNW
11
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NNW
10
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NNW
12
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N
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | M |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (26 January 2021)
| 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% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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-6°
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-6°
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-7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -12° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -14° | -14° | -14° | -14° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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12
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N
11
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NNE
9
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NE
8
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NE
6
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E
6
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E
7
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E
8
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ESE
10
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ESE
12
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SE
14
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ESE
16
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SE
16
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SE
17
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SE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
19
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ESE
20
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ESE
20
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ESE
19
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ESE
18
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ESE
16
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ESE
14
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ESE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | M | E | VP | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | G | P | P | P | VP | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| Humidity | 89% | 86% | 80% | 84% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 82% | 82% | 87% | 88% | 92% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 99% | 99% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (27 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-6°
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-6°
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-7°
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-8°
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-6°
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-6°
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-7°
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-7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -12° | -14° | -12° | -11° | -14° | -14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
12
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ESE
11
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E
11
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E
12
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E
12
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ESE
12
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ESE
13
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15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
| Visibility | P | VP | VP | P | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 99% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (28 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-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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-5°
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-5°
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-6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -15° | -14° | -14° | -14° | -13° | -12° | -13° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
18
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E
20
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E
21
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E
21
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E
21
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SE
19
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E
19
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ESE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (29 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-6°
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-6°
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-7°
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-7°
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-6°
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-6°
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-8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -14° | -14° | -15° | -15° | -13° | -13° | -17° | -17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
18
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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NE
18
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NE
19
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NNW
22
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NE
23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (30 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-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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-7°
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-9°
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-8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -17° | -17° | -18° | -18° | -15° | -15° | -18° | -17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
24
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NNW
25
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NW
26
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NW
25
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NNW
23
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NNW
22
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NNW
22
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NW
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 34 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | P |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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-10°
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-10°
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-9°
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-7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -18° | -18° | -19° | -17° | -15° | -15° | -16° | -17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
20
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NW
19
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NNW
19
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NW
19
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WNW
20
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N
22
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WNW
23
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WNW
23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Visibility | P | P | P | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 97% | 94% | 91% | 91% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Occasional wintry showers. Widespread frost tonight, locally severe.
Today:
Some bright or sunny spells and occasional wintry showers. Showers becoming mostly confined to North Highland and the west coast in the afternoon. Rather cold. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Tonight:
Sleet and snow showers across the north mostly dying out in the early hours. Otherwise dry and clear with a widespread frost, severe in places. Freezing fog patches. Minimum temperature -5 °C.
Tuesday:
Dry and bright in the morning. Thickening cloud may bring some snow and coastal rain across the south in the afternoon, but staying dry elsewhere. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Cold and cloudy on Wednesday, some patchy light rain or snow, far north perhaps brighter. Rain or snow at times on Thursday or Friday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled conditions look likely to dominate for this period, with low pressure across the UK. Therefore, this should bring changeable weather to most of the country, with periods of rain, showers, and strong winds at times. While mild westerly and southwesterly winds are expected to be dominant for most of the period, occasional colder northerly winds are possible, bringing a chance of snowfall, likely confined to the far northern parts. Towards the end of the period, we may see high pressure bringing a higher than average chance of cold weather more widely with wintry outbreaks. If this were to occur many inland and southern areas would likely see drier than average conditions, with some overnight of frost and fog.
Updated:
Confidence is low for this period, but current signals indicate a possible high pressure system around or near the UK during this period. This would likely bring cold northerly winds, producing colder than average temperatures and wintry outbreaks. The second half of February is likely to have a mixture of weather types, with periods of wet, windy and milder weather interspersed with drier, calmer, colder periods.
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