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Wet and windy weather this weekend
Storm Jorge will bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow to parts of the UK this weekend.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy snow in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 17:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Light snow. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 17:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 17:57. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Light snow. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 18:00. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6 degrees Celsius. Light snow showers. Sunrise: 07:05; Sunset: 18:02. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:03; Sunset: 18:04. UV: Low;
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers. Sunrise: 07:00; Sunset: 18:06. UV: Low;
Today (29 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 15:00 | 16:00 | 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 | 10% | 30% | 80% | 90% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-5°
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-5°
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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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-4°
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-4°
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-3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -15° | -16° | -16° | -16° | -15° | -14° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
36
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SSE
40
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SE
46
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SE
45
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SE
39
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SE
35
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SE
30
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SE
22
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SE
19
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SSE
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 43 | 49 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 25 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | VP | VP | VP | VP | P | P | VP |
| Humidity | 98% | 97% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (1 March 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 | 80% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| 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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-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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-3°
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-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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -10° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -12° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -13° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
19
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WSW
21
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W
22
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W
23
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W
24
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W
25
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W
26
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WSW
25
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WSW
23
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SW
22
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SW
22
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WSW
25
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W
24
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WSW
24
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WSW
22
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WSW
27
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WSW
27
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WSW
32
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WSW
34
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WSW
33
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WSW
33
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WSW
31
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WSW
31
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WSW
31
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | M | P | P | P | P | M | VP | VP | VP | VP | P | VP | VP | VP | VP | M |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 90% | 90% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (2 March 2020)
| 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 | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 80% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-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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-4°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -13° | -12° | -12° | -13° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
31
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WSW
29
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WSW
27
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SW
26
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SW
25
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SW
22
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SSW
19
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SSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 40 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
| Visibility | M | VP | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 97% | 99% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (3 March 2020)
| 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 | 80% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-5°
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-5°
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-5°
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-5°
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-3°
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-3°
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-4°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
16
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WNW
17
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SW
16
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SW
17
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WSW
17
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 95% | 96% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 94% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (4 March 2020)
| 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-5°
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-5°
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-6°
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-5°
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-3°
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-3°
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-4°
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-5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -9° | -10° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
17
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SW
15
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SSW
13
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S
12
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SSW
13
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SSW
12
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SSW
13
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WSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 92% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 91% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (5 March 2020)
| 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 | 60% | 80% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-5°
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-5°
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-5°
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-4°
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-3°
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-3°
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-4°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -10° | -9° | -10° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
15
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W
16
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W
17
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SW
16
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W
16
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WSW
16
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S
16
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S
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 96% | 95% | 91% | 86% | 86% | 91% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (6 March 2020)
| 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 | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-4°
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-4°
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-5°
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-4°
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-3°
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-3°
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-3°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -11° | -11° | -12° | -11° | -10° | -9° | -10° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
18
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SSW
17
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SW
18
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SW
18
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SW
18
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SSW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 95% | 93% | 88% | 84% | 89% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Cold day on Sunday with bright spells and wintry showers.
This Evening and Tonight:
Dry across the north at first this evening with frost. Otherwise rather cloudy with wintry showers or longer spells of rain or snow, some local accumulations. Icy patches. Minimum temperature -2 °C.
Sunday:
Rather cold with wintry showers, perhaps some longer spells of rain or snow during the day. Also bright or sunny interludes. Westerly winds fresh in the south. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Bright and cold on Monday with occasional snow showers, these mainly in the north. Occasional wintry showers on Tuesday. Mainly dry on Wednesday, still coastal showers.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Remaining unsettled through the end of next week with further spells of strong winds and rain, interspersed by sunnier, showery interludes. Snow is likely in the north, mainly over higher ground, though there is a chance of seeing snow to lower levels at times. There may be occasional spells of more prolonged, heavier rainfall and hill snow, particularly in central and southern areas. Continuing into the following week, further bouts of wet and windy weather are likely, especially in the north although more settled conditions may start to develop from the south towards the end of the period. It will be predominantly rather cold with overnight frosts likely during any calmer interludes and only occasional milder days, these being more likely later in the period.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first in the north, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter, showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest with more settled, drier conditions in southern and eastern parts. By the middle of March, conditions are likely to turn more widely settled, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet and windy weather will likely be in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, with overnight frost and fog giving way to mild days.
Updated:
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