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More extreme weather events with planetary warming
As the planet warms, the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall is expected to increase.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 04:31; Sunset: 22:20. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 04:33; Sunset: 22:19. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 04:34; Sunset: 22:18. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 04:36; Sunset: 22:16. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 12 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:37; Sunset: 22:15. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 13 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:39; Sunset: 22:14. UV: Moderate;
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Tuesday 14 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 04:40; Sunset: 22:12. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Stac Pollaidh
Today (8 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 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% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
8
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NW
6
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NW
6
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NW
7
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NW
5
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N
6
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N
4
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NNW
4
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WSW
3
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 62% | 65% | 66% | 66% | 63% | 65% | 70% | 78% | 78% |
| UV | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (9 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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7°
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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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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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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) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
4
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3
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NW
4
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NNW
5
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NW
7
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WNW
7
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
6
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
8
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NW
8
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NW
9
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NW
9
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NW
10
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NW
9
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NW
9
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NNW
10
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NW
10
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NNW
9
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NNW
9
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NNW
8
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NNW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | P | P | P | P | P | P | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 87% | 82% | 77% | 72% | 70% | 71% | 75% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 80% | 81% | 85% | 88% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (10 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
8
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WNW
7
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W
10
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WNW
12
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WNW
13
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WNW
14
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | G | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 88% | 89% | 84% | 89% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Saturday (11 July 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% | 20% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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W
12
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W
14
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W
15
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W
16
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WSW
17
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WSW
17
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 29 |
| Visibility | M | G | M | G | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 96% | 83% | 74% | 77% | 86% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sunday (12 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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7°
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9°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
14
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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SW
13
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 95% | 82% | 79% | 84% | 89% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Monday (13 July 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 | 50% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
11
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
12
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SW
13
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WSW
12
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WSW
11
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WSW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 19 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 97% | 94% | 90% | 91% | 93% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Tuesday (14 July 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% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
7
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WSW
8
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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SW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 98% | 90% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Sunshine and scattered showers on Thursday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Showers will mostly die out to leave a dry night with long clear periods. It will become quite chilly overnight in the glens with light winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Thursday:
A largely dry, sunny and cool start, then clouds bubbling up during the morning. Scattered showers will break out in the afternoon, dying away again in the evening. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Mainly dry on Friday and Saturday with some sunshine and a few light showers. Rain will edge in from West Coast on Sunday, becoming persistent, heavier in the afternoon.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through the majority of this period, it will be mostly dry and settled for many areas, especially in the south of the UK. More unsettled conditions with spells of rain and strong winds may affect the north and northwest at times. These unsettled conditions could spread to other parts of the UK later in this period, but widespread unsettled conditions are unlikely. Temperatures are likely to be mostly around normal, although it may become warm for a time in the south and perhaps very warm in the southeast. Towards the end of the period, conditions may start to trend towards more generally settled weather for most areas, but with the possibility of the occasional bout of wetter weather.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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