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Amber warning for Rain
An Amber warning for rain has been issued for parts of central northern England.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Heavy showers. Sunrise: 08:50; Sunset: 16:08. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 19 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:48; Sunset: 16:10. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 20 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:46; Sunset: 16:12. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:45; Sunset: 16:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Light snow changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:43; Sunset: 16:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 16:19. UV: Low;
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Sunday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Altnaharra SAWS
Today (18 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 60% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 10% | 20% | 60% | 40% | 70% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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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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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 2° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
10
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SW
6
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W
9
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W
10
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W
11
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WSW
12
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W
11
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W
9
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W
10
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WSW
7
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WSW
8
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SW
8
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SW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Visibility | E | E | VG | VG | VG | G | E | E | E | VG | G | E | E |
| Humidity | 81% | 87% | 87% | 90% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 89% | 91% | 88% | 87% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (19 January 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% | <5% | 30% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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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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2°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
8
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SW
9
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SW
9
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SW
10
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SW
9
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SW
7
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SW
8
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WSW
7
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SW
6
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SW
5
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SW
6
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SW
6
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SW
7
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SW
7
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WSW
7
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SW
7
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WSW
5
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SW
4
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SSW
4
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SW
4
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SW
5
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SW
4
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SW
4
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SW
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Visibility | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 87% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 92% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 95% | 100% | 95% | 96% | 100% | 100% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (20 January 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% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-1°
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-2°
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-3°
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-4°
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0°
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1°
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-2°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -2° | -1° | -4° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
4
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S
4
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SSW
3
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S
2
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S
3
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NE
5
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ENE
4
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NNE
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (21 January 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
8
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NNE
10
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N
12
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N
11
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N
13
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NNW
13
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NNW
11
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NNW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | M | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 87% | 85% | 73% | 87% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (22 January 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% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 10% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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1°
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-1°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -3° | -5° | -6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
10
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NNW
12
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NW
11
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NW
8
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NW
10
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WNW
11
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WNW
9
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WNW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 79% | 81% | 76% | 79% | 76% | 85% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 January 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% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-2°
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-2°
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-2°
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-2°
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0°
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1°
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-1°
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-1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -6° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -4° | -3° | -5° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
7
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WNW
8
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W
9
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W
6
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W
8
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W
9
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WSW
7
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WSW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (24 January 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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-2°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -5° | -5° | -5° | -6° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
7
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WSW
8
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WSW
7
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WSW
6
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WSW
7
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W
8
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WSW
6
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WSW
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Sunshine and showers. Brisk westerly winds.
Today:
Sunshine and showers through Monday with outbreaks frequent and heavy at times across the west, while the best of the shelter will be around the northern end of the Great Glen. Westerly winds fresh to strong across coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Tonight:
Further showers, though as westerly winds ease overnight outbreaks will turn lighter, largely becoming confined to western areas by dawn. This brings a frost for many away from windward coasts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
Tuesday:
As Monday with further sunshine and showers, however outbreaks will be relatively light. West to southwest winds will ease light into the afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Light winds, sunshine and occasional light showers Wednesday. Thursday rather cloudy with strengthening northerly winds, bringing showers of rain, sleet, possibly wet snow. Wintry showers for Friday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
From Thursday onwards, rather cold and unsettled conditions look likely for most of the UK, as a low pressure system remains to the northeast. Northwesterly winds from this system are expected to bring frequent showers, particularly to north and west-facing coasts, and this will likely fall as snow over high level areas, and also down to lower levels at times. Atlantic low-pressure systems are expected to cross the south of the country at times, bringing rainfall and periods of slightly milder temperatures, and there will be a risk of snowfall on the boundary between the mild and cold air masses. Northern and central areas are more likely to be affected by wintry hazards during this period.
Updated:
Confidence for this period is low, though there is a signal for weaker than average westerly winds and for Atlantic low-pressure systems to track further south than normal. This will bring below-average temperatures to the north of the UK, with a greater than normal risk of wintry precipitation. Further south, there is a continued risk of unsettled conditions, with above-average rainfall and periods of slightly above average temperatures. There remains the potential for significant snowfall along the boundary between colder air to the north, and the milder air in the south, with the greatest risk across central and northern areas. Through this period there is a greater than average chance of cold spells spreading across the whole UK at times with the associated risk of wintry hazards.
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