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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 19:25. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 21 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Fog changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 19:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 22 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to sleet by early evening. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 19:19. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 19:17. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Light snow showers changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 19:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 19:11. UV: Low;
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Saturday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 19:08. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Maol Chean-Dearg
Today (20 September 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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3
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4
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7
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8
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WSW
6
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4
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11
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12
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14
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17
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19
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SSW
22
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SW
27
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SSW
31
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 39 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 81% | 78% | 77% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 85% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 88% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Monday (21 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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33
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34
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34
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35
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33
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31
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32
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31
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30
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28
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27
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SW
27
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27
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27
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26
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25
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25
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SW
26
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26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | P | P | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | VP |
| Humidity | 89% | 91% | 86% | 86% | 90% | 94% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (22 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 | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 70% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 0° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
27
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SSW
27
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SSW
32
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SSW
33
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33
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33
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25
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20
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WNW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 27 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | P | M | M | M | P | M | M |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (23 September 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 | 70% | 70% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -4° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
13
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12
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11
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12
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12
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12
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13
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 95% | 89% | 76% | 73% | 84% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (24 September 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 | 10% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 40% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -5° | -6° | -3° | -1° | -2° | -4° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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13
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12
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13
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NNE
14
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13
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15
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17
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 92% | 94% | 87% | 78% | 77% | 84% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (25 September 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 | 40% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -6° | -6° | -7° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
17
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N
17
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NNW
16
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NNW
15
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NNW
13
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NNW
13
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W
13
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WSW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 91% | 85% | 74% | 75% | 83% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (26 September 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 | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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14
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15
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NW
16
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WNW
17
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NW
16
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WNW
16
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17
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WNW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 93% | 85% | 78% | 79% | 87% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Dry and sunny day, mist burning back to coasts.
Today:
Fog mostly burning off by the end of the morning, although some low cloud lingering around some coasts. Otherwise dry with some hazy sunshine. Becoming warm again. Maximum temperature 21 °C.
Tonight:
Dry this evening. Staying dry for the rest of the night, some fog patches developing across the east. Freshening southwesterly winds developing in the northwest. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Monday:
Mainly dry, some hazy sunshine in the east. Clouding over across the west with some patchy rain in the afternoon, this turning persistent over the Western Isles late evening. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Rain on Tuesday morning, heavy in the northwest, clearing to afternoon showers. Risk of gales for a time. Showers in the far west Wednesday, otherwise mainly dry midweek. Becoming colder.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A largely unsettled picture looking ahead through the forecast period, starting with showers and longer spells of rain on Thursday. Generally windy conditions coupled with spells of rain and showers will continue through the week and likely into the following week too, with those showers becoming heavy and blustery at times. The heaviest rain most likely in the north and northwest which may also see gales at times. Meanwhile there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather, most likely perhaps in the south and southwest. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north as and when calmer spells of weather allow.
Updated:
The early part of October is looking to be a cool and unsettled period at first. Overall, southern parts may see the most of dry and brighter spells whilst the wettest and windiest weather will be most likely across the north and northwest. Later in the month, conditions may generally begin to settle down and temperatures may nudge back towards average or slightly above average for the time of year, though with significant variation between warm and cool spells. Morning fog and patchy frost may also become more prevalent towards mid-month.
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