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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 07:17; Sunset: 19:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:19; Sunset: 19:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers 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: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light 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: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:25; Sunset: 18:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny by late morning. Sunrise: 07:28; Sunset: 18:50. UV: Low;
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by early evening. Sunrise: 07:30; Sunset: 18:48. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for An Riabhachan
Today (27 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% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
11
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ESE
7
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ESE
7
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SE
8
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SE
5
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SSE
4
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S
4
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SW
7
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WSW
8
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WSW
8
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WSW
9
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SW
8
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SSW
8
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SSW
8
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SSW
9
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SSW
10
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SSW
12
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SSW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E |
| Humidity | 62% | 51% | 51% | 53% | 53% | 58% | 65% | 66% | 65% | 68% | 69% | 73% | 62% | 57% | 55% | 55% | 51% | 50% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (28 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 70% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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13
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S
15
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S
15
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17
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S
21
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S
25
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S
29
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S
34
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S
33
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S
36
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S
36
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S
37
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SSW
36
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SSW
33
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SSW
28
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WSW
25
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W
22
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W
22
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W
22
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W
20
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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SW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | P | P | P | VP | G | G |
| Humidity | 51% | 53% | 57% | 63% | 68% | 73% | 77% | 83% | 89% | 93% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (29 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -2° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
17
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SW
17
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SW
13
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SSW
11
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S
11
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SSW
12
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S
13
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SSE
13
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SSE
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 |
| Visibility | P | P | P | M | M | VG | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 98% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 90% | 86% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (30 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% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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3°
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4°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -5° | -5° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
19
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SE
21
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SSE
23
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SSE
23
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22
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S
18
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15
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 60% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
16
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S
17
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SSW
17
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SSW
17
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SSW
17
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SE
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 97% | 94% | 87% | 84% | 91% | 94% |
| 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 | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
0°
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0°
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-1°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
17
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SSE
18
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SSE
19
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SE
21
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SSW
21
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SSW
20
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S
20
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NNE
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 94% | 91% | 84% | 85% | 91% | 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% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -5° | -5° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
19
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ENE
20
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ENE
21
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SSW
21
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SW
20
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SSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 95% | 93% | 88% | 86% | 92% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Dry with long sunny spells
Today:
Dry and bright with long spells of sunshine, although Caithness sees rather more cloud, especially this morning. The sunshine in the west become hazier through the afternoon. Mainly light winds, but a freshening southerly for the Outer Hebrides later. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Tonight:
A dry evening with clear spells. However increasing cloud brings outbreaks of rain to the Outer Hebrides overnight. The southerly breeze will be strong at times in the west. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Monday:
Some brightness towards Inverness at first, but generally a cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain edging east. Brighter conditions spread east for the afternoon with a few showers in west. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Sunny spells, and a few showers in west, Tuesday. Cloud and outbreaks of rain spread east through Wednesday, then brighter again later. Mainly dry, bright start Thursday but afternoon rain.
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. Some drier and brighter spells are possible at times, which will most likely in southern and eastern areas. The heaviest and most prolonged spells of rain will be in the north and west to begin with but, with time, they are likely to become more widespread across the UK. It will be generally windy, with a risk of gales at times (potentially severe), particularly in northern and northwestern regions. Feeling cold through much of early October, especially where there is persistent rain and strong winds. Frost is possible at night in any calmer period, especially in northern Britain.
Updated:
A potential change in the weather is anticipated 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 could 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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