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Today (20 October 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 20% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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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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8°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNW
11
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NNE
12
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N
16
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N
14
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N
13
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N
12
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N
11
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NNE
12
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N
13
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N
12
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N
12
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N
12
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N
10
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N
8
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N
7
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NNW
7
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NNW
6
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NW
6
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W
4
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W
4
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| Wind gust (mph) | 19 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Visibility | M | G | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 88% | 90% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 76% | 76% | 75% | 68% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 66% | 70% | 74% | 74% | 79% | 81% | 83% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (21 October 2019)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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6°
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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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9°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
2
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WSW
3
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SW
2
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WSW
2
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WSW
3
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SW
3
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SW
3
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SW
4
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SW
5
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SW
6
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SW
5
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SSW
6
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SSW
8
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SSW
10
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SSW
11
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SW
12
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SSW
10
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SSW
9
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
13
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (mph) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 37 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 84% | 84% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 87% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 82% | 75% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (22 October 2019)
| 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 | 10% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
14
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SW
17
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SW
18
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SW
16
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SW
15
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SW
17
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SW
15
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SW
13
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SW
12
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| Wind gust (mph) | 37 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 32 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 79% | 79% | 85% | 87% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 84% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (23 October 2019)
| 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% | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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12°
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12°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
14
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SW
12
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SSW
11
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SSW
10
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SSW
12
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SSW
12
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (mph) | 33 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 88% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (24 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 30% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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6°
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8°
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10°
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10°
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8°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
11
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SW
10
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SW
13
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WSW
12
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 89% | 89% | 83% | 75% | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (25 October 2019)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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9°
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9°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
10
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SW
9
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SW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
12
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SW
11
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SSE
9
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SSE
8
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| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 83% | 82% | 74% | 76% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (26 October 2019)
| 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% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
S
9
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S
9
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SE
9
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E
10
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SW
12
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ENE
11
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E
9
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NNW
8
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| Wind gust (mph) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Sunshine and scattered showers.
Today:
Fresh northerly winds will bring a mixture of scattered showers and some bright and sunny spells. Winds will ease through the morning and showers will become more isolated. Best of the sunshine towards the Great Glen. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Tonight:
Showers will gradually become confined to the Western Isles overnight but even here they will be isolated. Long clear spells elsewhere will lead to a widespread frost. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
Monday:
A dry and cold start with some pleasant morning sunshine. Cloud will thicken through the day and southwesterly winds will strengthen, with coastal gales likely by evening. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Gales, perhaps severe during Tuesday along with spells of rain. Winds easing into Wednesday and rain will turn persistent. Remaining unsettled into Thursday with further rain likely.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A northwest/southeast split is expected late next week with unsettled conditions in the northwest and drier conditions further southeast. Next weekend becomes increasingly uncertain, but unsettled and perhaps very windy conditions could extend across much of the UK. Through the following week it may become drier and more settled again with some sunshine but also overnight fog patches, which could be slow to clear by day. However, Atlantic fronts could still bring further rain and strong winds northwards and eastwards into the UK at times. There will probably be some marked variations in temperature across the UK but more often below average in the north and above average in the south. However, the more settled spells could bring colder conditions more widely at times, accompanied by night frosts.
Updated:
There is significant uncertainty through this period. However, the beginning of November may become more settled and dry for many areas with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. Any spells of rain are more likely in southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures will probably be a little below average with overnight frosts and fog patches likely, which could persist well into the mornings. Further spells of unsettled, windy conditions with some rain or showers are likely at times, more especially towards the middle of the month.
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