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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to light snow by late morning. Sunrise: 08:15; Sunset: 17:56. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 24 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to sleet showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:17; Sunset: 17:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 25 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Light snow showers changing to sleet by late morning. Sunrise: 07:19; Sunset: 16:51. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 26 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Light snow showers changing to sleet showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:22; Sunset: 16:48. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 27 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:24; Sunset: 16:46. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 28 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Sleet showers changing to thunder by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:26; Sunset: 16:43. UV: Low;
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Thursday 29 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:28; Sunset: 16:41. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Beinn Liath Mhor
Today (23 October 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 90% | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -7° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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36
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39
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40
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SSW
38
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SW
27
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SW
26
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SW
28
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SW
29
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SW
29
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SW
27
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SW
28
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SW
28
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SW
26
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SW
28
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SW
28
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SSW
27
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SSW
26
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SSW
26
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26
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29
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 43 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
| Visibility | P | VP | VP | VP | P | M | VG | VG | G | M | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 96% | 95% | 98% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (24 October 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 | 50% | 10% | 20% | 80% | 80% | 80% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -7° | -7° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -7° | -7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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32
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36
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38
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41
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47
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50
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50
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45
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SSW
42
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40
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37
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37
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37
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36
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37
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36
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36
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34
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SSW
35
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35
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36
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36
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37
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34
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 42 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 52 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | P | P | P | P | M | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | M | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (25 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 50% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 60% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -7° | -7° | -7° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -5° | -5° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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34
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35
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30
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28
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28
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30
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31
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29
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25
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 52 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 44 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (26 October 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 | 50% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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21
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17
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14
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WSW
14
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WNW
15
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WNW
15
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WNW
13
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11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 95% | 94% | 97% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (27 October 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -5° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
10
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10
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SSE
12
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14
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SSE
16
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SSE
17
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SSE
19
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SSE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 90% | 91% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (28 October 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% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 70% | 70% | 50% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -5° | -6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
21
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21
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SSE
21
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S
22
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SSW
23
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SW
23
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SSW
24
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SSW
23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (29 October 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 | 40% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 30% | 70% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -6° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -4° | -4° | -5° | -6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
23
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22
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SSW
23
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23
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24
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SSW
26
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SSW
26
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SW
27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 42 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Overnight rain soon clearing on Friday. Sunshine, scattered showers following.
Today:
A cloudy start with some rain, quite heavy in west. The rain will clear eastwards during the morning following by much brighter weather with sunny spells and scattered showers, these more frequent in the west. Quite windy. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Tonight:
Still a few showers in the west this evening but the east clear and dry for a time. Then wet and windy weather spreading east overnight, coastal gales. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Saturday:
Heavy rain at first soon clearing from the west to leave a bright day with sunny intervals and showers, frequent in west, Windy, coastal gales in west. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Breezy with showers on Sunday and Monday, the showers frequent and heavy on Sunday across Skye and Wester Ross. Rain followed by showers on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled conditions are expected to dominate during the period, with most parts of the UK seeing plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain and showers. It will often be windy, with a risk of gales or even severe gales, especially in coastal areas. The wettest and windiest weather is likely to be found in the west and north-west of the country. However, some brief bright and dry spells are still likely at times in all parts of the UK, with the most settled conditions probably found across eastern and south-eastern areas. Overall, temperatures are generally looking to be close to normal for the time of year. Conditions may turn more settled close to the end of the period, particularly in the south.
Updated:
Confidence is currently low for this period but there is an increased chance of more settled weather during November, especially in the south of the UK. Showery and windier conditions may remain more prevalent in the north. Temperatures probably trending to normal overall, with overnight frost and fog becoming more likely in any settled spells.
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