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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 08:31; Sunset: 16:41. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:29; Sunset: 16:43. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:27; Sunset: 16:46. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:48. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:23; Sunset: 16:50. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 2 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:21; Sunset: 16:52. UV: Low;
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Wednesday 3 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:19; Sunset: 16:55. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Loch Hourn
Today (28 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 80% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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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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5°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
21
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ESE
24
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ESE
25
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ESE
22
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ESE
25
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ESE
23
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ESE
23
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ESE
24
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ESE
24
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ESE
24
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ESE
23
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ESE
21
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ESE
22
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ESE
22
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E
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Visibility | P | G | E | VG | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 83% | 82% | 87% | 91% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 81% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (29 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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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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3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
17
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E
16
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E
16
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ENE
17
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ENE
18
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ENE
17
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NE
16
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NE
16
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NE
13
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NE
10
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NE
10
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NE
10
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ENE
8
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ENE
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
10
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ENE
10
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ENE
12
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ENE
10
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10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 79% | 81% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 76% | 75% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 71% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 74% | 74% | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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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) | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
13
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ENE
10
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NE
10
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NE
11
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NE
10
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NE
8
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NE
7
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E
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 72% | 72% | 73% | 69% | 64% | 68% | 72% |
| 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
7
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SE
8
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SE
9
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ESE
10
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ESE
11
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E
11
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E
10
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E
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 74% | 74% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
10
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E
10
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E
10
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E
10
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E
10
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E
11
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E
12
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 73% | 74% | 75% | 75% | 71% | 69% | 71% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (2 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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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° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
13
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E
14
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E
16
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E
17
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E
18
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E
17
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E
17
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E
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | VG |
| Humidity | 74% | 75% | 73% | 74% | 73% | 73% | 76% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (3 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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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) | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
18
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17
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15
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14
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13
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E
13
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13
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | M | M | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 74% | 75% | 76% | 77% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Rain, sleet, snow spreading northwards today. Showers in far north.
Today:
Rain, sleet, snow across far south, extending as far north as the Black Isle and Harris during afternoon. Snow level reaching very low levels, with some heavy falls over higher ground. Sunshine and isolated wintry showers continuing in far north. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Tonight:
Wintry showers and clear spells continuing in far north. Area of generally light and patchy sleet and snow elsewhere, turning to rain at times at lowest level, chiefly in south. Minimum temperature -6 °C.
Friday:
Area of sleet and snow initially from Inverness southwards, erratically clearing southwards as sunshine and wintry showers follow from the north. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Cold with widespread frosts. Northerly winds feeding brighter spells and a scattering of rain, sleet and snow showers across northern areas, while south stays brightest and mainly dry.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Going into next week, it is likely that unsettled conditions will dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder conditions to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between the colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder conditions and wintry outbreaks.
Updated:
Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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