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Unsettled and colder midweek onwards for the UK
The weather outlook for the next few days and into the weekend will see colder conditions spreading southwards across the UK.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 15:42. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 3 December. Maximum daytime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -9 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:43; Sunset: 15:41. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 4 December. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light snow by late morning. Sunrise: 08:44; Sunset: 15:40. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 5 December. Maximum daytime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Light snow. Sunrise: 08:46; Sunset: 15:39. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 6 December. Maximum daytime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to overcast by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:47; Sunset: 15:39. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 7 December. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 08:49; Sunset: 15:38. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 8 December. Maximum daytime temperature: -3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:50; Sunset: 15:38. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Maol Chean-Dearg
Today (2 December 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 70% | 90% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 80% | 70% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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-1°
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-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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-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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-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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -8° | -9° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
24
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WSW
28
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WSW
33
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SW
34
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SW
32
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SW
34
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SW
34
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SW
34
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SW
33
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SW
33
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SW
32
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WSW
30
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SW
28
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SW
30
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SW
28
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SW
26
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SW
22
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SW
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 26 |
| Visibility | G | VG | M | M | M | VP | M | P | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | VP | M | P |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (3 December 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 | 60% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| 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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-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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-6°
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-6°
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-6°
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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) | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -13° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -11° | -11° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -12° | -13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
20
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SSW
23
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SSW
22
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SSW
19
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SSW
19
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SSW
17
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SSW
16
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SSW
15
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SSW
14
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S
15
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S
13
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S
13
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S
12
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SSE
12
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SSE
12
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SE
10
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SE
8
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SE
7
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ESE
6
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ESE
7
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E
7
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ENE
8
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ENE
10
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ENE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Visibility | M | P | P | VP | P | VP | VP | VP | P | P | P | P | M | VG | G | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 95% | 92% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (4 December 2020)
| 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% | 10% | 20% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-7°
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-7°
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-6°
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-5°
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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) | -14° | -15° | -15° | -13° | -11° | -11° | -10° | -10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
14
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NE
17
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NNE
22
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NNE
24
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NNE
28
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NNE
29
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NNE
30
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NNE
31
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 49 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 94% | 96% | 92% | 92% | 95% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (5 December 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 70% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-2°
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-2°
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-2°
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-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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -10° | -10° | -10° | -10° | -8° | -8° | -9° | -9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
30
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NNE
28
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NNE
25
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NNE
22
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NNE
20
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NNE
17
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NNE
16
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NNE
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 48 | 43 | 39 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (6 December 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% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-3°
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-3°
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-3°
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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) | -9° | -9° | -9° | -10° | -8° | -8° | -10° | -10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
16
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NNE
15
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NNE
15
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NNE
15
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NNE
14
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N
13
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NE
15
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NNE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (7 December 2020)
| 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% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-4°
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-4°
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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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-5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -10° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -10° | -10° | -11° | -11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
14
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NE
13
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NNW
14
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SE
13
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ENE
15
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ENE
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (8 December 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-5°
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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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-4°
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-4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -11° | -11° | -11° | -11° | -9° | -9° | -10° | -10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
17
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NE
17
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E
17
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W
16
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W
16
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ENE
16
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ESE
15
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S
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 95% | 94% | 96% | 92% | 93% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Frequent blustery showers, turning wintry overnight.
Today:
Sunny intervals and frequent showers of rain or hail, falling as snow over the hills. Some showers will be heavy and perhaps thundery. Feeling cold with fresh or strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Tonight:
Showers will continue overnight with hail, sleet and snow at times. Snow will start to settle inland away from the coasts with a chance of icy patches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
Thursday:
Wintry showers in the morning. These becoming more confined to coastal areas in the afternoon with increasing amounts of sunshine. Widespread frost developing after dark. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
A cold and unsettled spell with rain or sleet at times. Snow mainly becoming confined to hills but may affect lower levels for a time on Friday morning.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled and rather cold conditions likely to continue into this period, with spells of rain and heavy showers for most. Any snow is most likely over the hills in the north but there is a chance of snow falling to lower levels at times. The heaviest and most frequent showers most likely affecting eastern and southern areas, with a possibility of more settled weather towards the northwest. Windy at times with a chance of coastal gales. There will still be some drier and brighter weather at times and should any more settled interludes develop, overnight frosts will be more widespread along with a greater chance of fog patches. Temperatures will likely be below average for this period.
Updated:
Remaining changeable during this period with outbreaks of rain and showers at times, particularly in the east and the south. Snow remains most likely over the hills but could still fall to lower levels at times. It is likely that drier and settled conditions will continue in the northwest, with a possibility of these more settled conditions developing more widely towards the end of this period. This would bring more widespread overnight frosts along with some fog patches. Temperatures will overall likely be near, or a little below average, although some milder interludes are possible.
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