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Winter and February climate statistics
The winter of 2020/21 overall has been wet and dull with near average temperature.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 17:56. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 4 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:09; Sunset: 17:58. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 5 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 18:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 6 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 18:03. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 7 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 18:05. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 8 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:58; Sunset: 18:08. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 9 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 06:55; Sunset: 18:10. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Achininver Youth Hostel
Today (3 March 2021)
| Time | Now | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
4
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NE
3
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NE
5
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ENE
6
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ENE
6
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ENE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (4 March 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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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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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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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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4°
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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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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
6
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6
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E
5
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ENE
5
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ENE
7
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ENE
11
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ENE
13
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ENE
12
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ENE
10
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ENE
12
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E
13
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E
13
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E
13
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E
11
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E
10
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E
9
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E
8
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E
7
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E
4
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ENE
5
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E
6
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E
7
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E
8
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E
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 85% | 82% | 77% | 70% | 65% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 56% | 58% | 63% | 73% | 73% | 73% | 74% | 74% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (5 March 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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1°
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2°
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4°
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5°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
7
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ESE
5
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SE
6
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SSE
6
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SW
6
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SW
7
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SW
7
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S
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 79% | 77% | 70% | 60% | 58% | 72% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (6 March 2021)
| 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% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
9
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S
10
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S
10
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S
11
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SSW
13
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SSW
12
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SSW
11
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S
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 78% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 74% | 83% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (7 March 2021)
| 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% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
11
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SSW
12
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SW
10
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SSE
8
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S
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | G | M | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 88% | 91% | 94% | 92% | 88% | 86% | 91% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (8 March 2021)
| 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 | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
9
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S
8
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S
8
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SSE
9
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S
10
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S
11
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SW
10
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 93% | 89% | 81% | 80% | 88% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (9 March 2021)
| 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 | 20% | 20% | 10% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
11
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SSW
13
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S
14
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SSW
16
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SSW
17
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SSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 89% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 81% | 85% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Early showers on Thursday then dry and bright.
This Evening and Tonight:
Clear spells and a frost in the west. Cloudy in the north and east with a few showers, these reaching West Highland late in the night. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Thursday:
A cloudy start with a few showers. These will die out then dry with sunny spells developing. Light east or northeasterly winds, but fresh across the Outer Hebrides. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Widespread frost then mainly dry with sunny spells on Friday. Largely dry on Saturday and Sunday but some rain at times in the west.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Conditions possibly staying fine with dry and sunny intervals across some central and eastern areas on Monday, but soon a trend towards more unsettled conditions widely across the UK is likely through the beginning of next week. Spells of rain and showers will spread in from the west, with some snow possible on northern high ground. However, there may also be some drier and brighter interludes at times. Throughout this period there is a potential for windy conditions, with the strongest winds most likely to occur in the west and northwest of the UK. Temperatures are expected to trend close to average, although some overnight frosts are possible, mainly in northern parts of the country.
Updated:
During the middle of March unsettled conditions look likely to continue across the UK, with spells of rain and showers but also some drier and brighter interludes at times especially in the south. Into the latter part of March unsettled conditions perhaps becoming more confined to the north and west with the south and east seeing more settled conditions. Temperatures are most likely to remain near to or slightly above average, with any colder intervals from the north short lived.
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