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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by early evening. Sunrise: 05:13; Sunset: 21:34. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 4 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy showers in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:15; Sunset: 21:32. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 5 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:17; Sunset: 21:29. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 6 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 05:19; Sunset: 21:27. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 7 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 05:21; Sunset: 21:25. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 8 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 05:24; Sunset: 21:22. UV: Moderate;
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Monday 9 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:26; Sunset: 21:20. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Altnaharra SAWS
Today (3 August 2021)
| 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 | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
16°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SW
8
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WSW
8
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WSW
8
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WSW
8
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W
6
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WSW
4
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S
4
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SW
3
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WSW
2
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 71% | 69% | 67% | 70% | 78% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 92% |
| UV | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (4 August 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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14°
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16°
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17°
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18°
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19°
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19°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
2
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WSW
3
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SW
3
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SW
2
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SW
3
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SSW
3
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SW
3
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SSW
3
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SW
2
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SSE
4
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SE
5
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SE
5
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SE
5
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S
7
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SSW
7
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SSW
8
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SSW
7
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WSW
8
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SSE
6
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SSE
7
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S
5
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ESE
4
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SE
4
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SSW
4
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | M | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 85% | 83% | 79% | 76% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 82% | 84% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (5 August 2021)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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16°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
S
3
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S
3
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SE
3
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S
3
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ESE
7
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SSE
8
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SE
9
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ESE
10
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ESE
8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 85% | 70% | 72% | 79% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Friday (6 August 2021)
| 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% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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14°
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14°
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16°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 12° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SE
8
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ESE
7
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ESE
8
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ESE
12
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ESE
13
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ESE
14
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E
12
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E
8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 92% | 87% | 83% | 80% | 86% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Saturday (7 August 2021)
| 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 30% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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15°
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15°
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17°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 13° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
E
7
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E
5
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ESE
6
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ESE
8
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ESE
8
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SE
9
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SE
8
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NE
5
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 95% | 86% | 83% | 85% | 88% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sunday (8 August 2021)
| 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 | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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13°
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14°
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16°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 12° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
4
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SSE
4
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WNW
5
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W
9
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W
9
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W
11
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W
10
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W
6
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 10 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 95% | 89% | 85% | 84% | 87% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (9 August 2021)
| 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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13°
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16°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
W
5
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W
5
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WSW
6
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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W
10
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W
9
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WSW
6
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 93% | 87% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Sunshine and showers.
Today:
A cold start for some inland areas, but sunny spells soon recovering temperatures, enough to develop showers from late morning, with some turning heavier for the afternoon, particularly toward the northern end of the Great Glen. Winds light. Maximum temperature 21 °C.
Tonight:
Showers dying away during the evening, leaving the vast majority dry overnight with clear skies. However cloud thickening in Hebrides bringing the chance of some rain before dawn. Winds light. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Wednesday:
Sunshine and showers again, but outbreaks more frequent and heavier than Tuesday, with some thunderstorms appearing, though these probably not affecting the Hebrides. Light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Continuing with the showery theme, but becoming more unsettled with outbreaks quite frequent, also merging to longer periods of rain sporadically, which turns heavy at times.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Sunny spells and showers for many areas at the start of this period, with most frequent showers probably in the north and west. By the middle of next week there is an increasing likelihood of thicker cloud bringing rain to northwestern areas, together with stronger winds. These more unsettled conditions are likely to spread southeastwards through the latter part of next week. Beyond this it is likely to remain changeable; confidence is low in terms of detail, but most places will likely see showers or longer spells of rain, interspersed with some drier, more settled periods. Some strong winds are possible at times, especially in the northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be around average, perhaps warm in the east and southeast.
Updated:
Whilst there are current signals of a drier and warmer than average period from the middle of August, occasional spells of more unsettled weather, primarily in the northwest, remains possible. Accompanying this is a low risk of short-lived thundery spells, these mainly in southeastern parts. Confidence through this period remains low at present. However, most should see dry and fine weather. Above average temperatures continue to be indicated through the second half of August, with a small possibility of very warm conditions at times in southern areas.
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