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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: -5 degrees Celsius. Light snow. Sunrise: 08:37; Sunset: 16:30. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow. Sunrise: 08:35; Sunset: 16:32. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:33; Sunset: 16:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:31; Sunset: 16:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6 degrees Celsius. Light snow. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:39. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:28; Sunset: 16:41. UV: Low;
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light snow showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:26; Sunset: 16:43. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for An Socach (Highland)
Today (24 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 60% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 60% | 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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-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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-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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-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) | -11° | -12° | -13° | -13° | -14° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -13° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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13
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WSW
15
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W
17
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W
20
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WSW
21
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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WSW
17
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WSW
17
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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WSW
21
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WSW
21
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WSW
24
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WSW
23
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WSW
24
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W
24
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W
25
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25
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| Visibility | E | G | G | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 97% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (25 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 | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-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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-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) | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -9° | -10° | -9° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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23
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24
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25
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24
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24
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W
21
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W
21
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W
21
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W
17
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W
18
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WNW
18
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W
17
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WNW
15
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WNW
15
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WNW
14
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WNW
15
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WNW
14
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WNW
14
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WNW
12
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NW
12
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WNW
12
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WNW
11
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NW
10
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NW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | P | P | M | G | G | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 95% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 86% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (26 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 | 40% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-6°
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-8°
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-9°
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-9°
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-6°
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-6°
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-8°
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-8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -13° | -14° | -15° | -12° | -11° | -14° | -15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
9
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SE
8
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8
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SE
9
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SSE
10
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SSE
11
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E
13
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | M | P | P | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 91% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 93% | 96% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-8°
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-9°
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-9°
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-8°
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-5°
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-5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -15° | -16° | -16° | -15° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
13
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E
13
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E
13
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E
13
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ESE
13
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ESE
14
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ESE
16
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 93% | 94% | 97% | 97% |
| 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) |
-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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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
19
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E
21
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E
23
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23
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SSE
22
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SSE
21
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WNW
22
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23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 97% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 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% | 70% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-5°
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-5°
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-5°
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-6°
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-4°
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-4°
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-5°
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-5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -12° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -11° | -12° | -13° | -14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
21
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ESE
20
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NNE
20
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NNE
20
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NE
21
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NE
22
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ENE
23
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NNE
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 94% |
| 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-6°
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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) | -14° | -14° | -14° | -14° | -13° | -13° | -14° | -15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
25
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ENE
26
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ENE
26
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NE
26
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NE
24
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NNE
23
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NNE
24
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NNE
22
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 92% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Cold with occasional wintry showers, driest in the east.
Today:
Some bright or sunny periods and occasional wintry showers, these mainly across the west. Best of the sunshine in the east. Icy stretches on untreated surfaces. Maximum temperature 3 °C.
Tonight:
Occasional wintry showers this evening becoming more extensive later, snow becoming confined to higher ground. Icy stretches on untreated surfaces. Widespread frost at first. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
Monday:
Some brightness and scattered showers, wintry on higher ground and on lower ground in the north later. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Mainly dry and bright on Tuesday and Wednesday, with overnight frost locally severe. Rain and snow spreading northeast on Thursday.
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. However, there is a chance of drier than average conditions, which would bring an increased risk 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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