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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 19:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 27 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 19:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:17; Sunset: 18:58. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:19; Sunset: 18:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 18:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:23; Sunset: 18:50. UV: Low;
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:26; Sunset: 18:47. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Altnaharra SAWS
Today (26 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 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% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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7°
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6°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
13
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NNE
11
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NNE
13
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NNE
11
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NNE
11
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NNE
10
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NNE
8
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NNE
7
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NNE
5
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NNE
5
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NNE
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 62% | 66% | 61% | 62% | 64% | 69% | 76% | 77% | 81% | 81% | 80% |
| UV | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (27 September 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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1°
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2°
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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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3°
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5°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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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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7°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
3
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N
4
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NNE
4
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NNE
2
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NE
3
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NNE
3
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WNW
2
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WSW
3
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WSW
3
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WSW
4
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SSW
3
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SSE
3
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ESE
4
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S
5
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SSW
6
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S
7
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SSW
8
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SSW
7
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SSW
6
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SSW
5
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SW
5
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SSE
5
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SW
4
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SW
3
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 67% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 65% | 74% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (28 September 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 | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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10°
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13°
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13°
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11°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
4
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SW
4
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SW
4
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SW
4
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SSW
7
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SSW
8
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WSW
11
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WSW
10
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SW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 83% | 73% | 74% | 79% | 82% | 90% | 88% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (29 September 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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6°
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10°
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13°
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13°
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10°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
7
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SW
6
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SW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
7
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SSW
9
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SSE
7
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SSE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | VG | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 100% | 86% | 71% | 73% | 85% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (30 September 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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8°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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11°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
6
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SSE
7
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SSE
8
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S
10
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S
11
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S
11
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S
9
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SSW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | M | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 88% | 85% | 81% | 78% | 86% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (1 October 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% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SSE
8
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SSE
9
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SSE
11
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SE
11
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ESE
10
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S
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 87% | 86% | 90% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (2 October 2020)
| 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% | 30% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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6°
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9°
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11°
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11°
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9°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 4° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
7
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S
7
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SSW
9
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S
9
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S
11
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SSE
11
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SE
9
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SE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 91% | 91% | 84% | 74% | 77% | 86% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Few showers in north, otherwise dry with sunny spells.
Today:
A few showers for Caithness, Sutherland and Lewis through the morning and early afternoon, otherwise a dry day with some good spells of sunshine, especially for Skye and Lochaber. The occasionally fresh northerly breeze slowly eases. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
Dry with long clear spells, although the north sees rather more cloud at times. With winds falling light, an unseasonably cold night is expected with a fairly widespread frost developing. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
Sunday:
Cold start then dry with long sunny spells, especially through the morning and early afternoon. Cloud increases from the west through the afternoon. Freshening southerly breeze for the Isles. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Cloudy morning with rain Monday but brighter afternoon with showers. Dry with sunny spells Tuesday, risk of evening rain in west. Overnight rain clearing to sunny spells and showers Wednesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled period, with plenty of showers and some occasional longer spells of rain across much of the country. Some drier and brighter spells are possible at times, which will most likely in southern and eastern areas. The heaviest and most prolonged spells of rain will be in the north and west to begin with but, with time, they are likely to become more widespread across the UK. It will be generally windy, with a risk of gales at times (potentially severe), particularly in northern and northwestern regions. Feeling cold through much of early October, especially where there is persistent rain and strong winds. Frost is possible at night in any calmer period, especially in northern Britain.
Updated:
A potential change in the weather is anticipated around the middle of October. Whilst further rain and strong winds are likely at times, spells of fine and dry weather could become more widespread and long-lived. At night, these calmer conditions could allow frost and fog to form more readily. At this time of year, there is potential for fog to linger well into the daytime. Overall, temperatures probably recovering close to the seasonal average for mid-October.
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