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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to fog in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:19; Sunset: 19:02. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 18:59. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:23; Sunset: 18:56. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to light snow by late morning. Sunrise: 07:26; Sunset: 18:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:28; Sunset: 18:51. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 07:30; Sunset: 18:48. UV: Low;
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Sunday 4 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 07:32; Sunset: 18:45. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for An Socach (Highland)
Today (28 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 20% | 60% | 40% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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6°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
20
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S
28
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S
35
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S
33
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SSW
35
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SSW
30
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SW
30
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WSW
30
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WSW
29
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WSW
26
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WSW
24
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W
22
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W
20
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W
19
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W
17
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W
16
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 38 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Visibility | M | P | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | P | VP | P | P | P | G | M |
| Humidity | 97% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (29 September 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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3°
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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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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
17
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W
16
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W
16
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W
15
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WSW
13
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WSW
12
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SW
11
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SSW
11
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SSW
10
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S
10
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S
11
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S
11
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S
12
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SSW
14
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SSW
15
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S
14
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S
17
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S
17
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S
18
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SSE
19
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SSE
19
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SSE
21
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SSE
24
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SSE
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 |
| Visibility | P | P | P | P | P | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 93% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 91% | 87% | 86% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (30 September 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
25
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SSE
27
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SSE
30
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SSE
30
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SSE
26
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SSE
23
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18
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SSW
15
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SSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 37 | 29 | 23 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | M | M | P | P | P | M |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 92% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (1 October 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 | 60% | 80% | 50% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -3° | -3° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
11
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WNW
10
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WSW
14
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WNW
14
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NW
13
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WNW
12
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WNW
11
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NE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 85% | 82% | 92% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (2 October 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 | 60% | 40% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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0°
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0°
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2°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 0° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
11
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NNE
12
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NE
14
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NNE
15
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ENE
16
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ENE
17
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NE
19
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NE
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Visibility | M | G | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 97% | 95% | 87% | 84% | 90% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (3 October 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% | 70% | 50% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
21
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NE
22
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ENE
23
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NE
24
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ENE
24
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NE
23
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NE
22
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NNE
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 96% | 94% | 90% | 89% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (4 October 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 50% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
20
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NNE
18
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NW
18
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NE
18
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ENE
17
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N
17
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SW
18
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 97% | 95% | 91% | 90% | 94% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Rain this morning, drier and somewhat brighter this afternoon.
Today:
Rain in the west this morning will spread east through the day, not clearing Caithness until late afternoon. Turning drier with some brightness across most places this afternoon, but showers developing in the west. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Tonight:
Most places will be dry with some lengthy clear periods, cloud thinning in the north. One or two showers along the west coast. A slight frost possible in sheltered glens. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Tuesday:
A few showers across the west otherwise mainly dry with some good spells of sunshine. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Breezy with rain in places on Wednesday. Unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain at times later in the week, but some drier brighter weather too.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled period, with plenty of showers and some occasional longer spells of rain across much of the country, the heaviest and most widespread areas likely in the west or northwest, and only limited drier interludes. Often windy, with a risk of gales at times (potentially severe), particularly around coastal regions and within areas of more significant rainfall. With time, northern parts of the UK may tend to become drier and more settled overall, with low pressure systems tending to track further south. Feeling cold, especially so where there is persistent rain and strong winds. Frost is possible at night in any calmer period, becoming increasingly likely for the northern half of the UK later in this period.
Updated:
A potential change in the weather is signalled around the middle of October. Whilst further rain and strong winds are likely at times, spells of fine and dry weather could become more widespread and long-lived. At night, these calmer conditions would allow frost and fog to form more readily. At this time of year, there is potential for fog to linger well into the daytime. Overall, temperatures probably recovering close to the seasonal average for mid-October.
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