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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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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to drizzle by early evening. Sunrise: 04:23; Sunset: 22:23. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 7 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:24; Sunset: 22:22. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:26; Sunset: 22:21. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:27; Sunset: 22:19. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 04:29; Sunset: 22:18. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:30; Sunset: 22:17. UV: Moderate;
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Sunday 12 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:32; Sunset: 22:16. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Ben Hope
Today (6 July 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 | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
30
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W
30
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W
34
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W
35
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W
36
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W
35
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W
36
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W
35
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WNW
32
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W
30
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W
26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 34 |
| Visibility | M | G | E | E | VG | M | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 99% | 97% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 96% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| UV | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (7 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 | 80% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
24
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WNW
22
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WNW
20
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WNW
19
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WNW
18
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WNW
17
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WNW
15
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WNW
15
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NW
14
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NW
13
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NW
13
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NNW
12
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NNW
12
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NNW
12
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NNW
13
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NNW
12
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N
13
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N
12
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N
11
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N
11
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N
10
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N
9
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N
8
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N
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | P | M | M | M | M | P | VG | VG | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 92% | 88% | 90% | 87% | 85% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 88% | 93% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (8 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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4°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
7
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NW
6
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NNE
6
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NW
5
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NNW
4
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NNW
5
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NW
6
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NNW
7
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NNW
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 93% | 93% | 77% | 70% | 67% | 73% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Thursday (9 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% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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4°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | -1° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
6
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WSW
7
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W
10
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WNW
9
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WNW
10
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NW
10
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NW
10
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WNW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 93% | 81% | 75% | 75% | 82% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Friday (10 July 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 | 20% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
10
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WSW
12
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W
14
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W
13
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W
14
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WNW
16
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WNW
16
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W
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 84% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
17
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W
18
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W
18
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W
16
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W
17
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W
17
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W
17
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W
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 95% | 82% | 80% | 76% | 81% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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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) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
17
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WSW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
17
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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W
15
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 93% | 87% | 81% | 80% | 83% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly dry with sunny spells.
Today:
Mostly dry and bright with just a few light well scattered showers. Some sunny spells, the best of these will be along the west coast. Light to moderate west or northwest winds, freshening across the north coast in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Tonight:
Broken cloud and clear spells overnight. Scattered light showers will continue, with a band of rain spreading south across Caithness and Sutherland after midnight. Chilly for the time of year. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Tuesday:
A bright day with scattered showers and some sunny spells. Westerly winds will soon fall light and variable. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Mostly dry with sunny spells on Wednesday and Thursday, although a few showers are possible, most likely in the east. More widespread showers on Friday. Light winds.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Cloudy for many with showers, these heaviest in eastern parts where the winds may be stronger also. Becoming largely dry in western areas with some good spells of sunshine. Looking further ahead, a north/ south split across the UK seems most likely. Northern and northwestern areas are expected to see further spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds, with the possibility of these spreading to some other areas at times. Further south however, there should be more in the way of dry weather, though even here, there is still the possibility of some showers, or longer spells of rain. Temperatures are likely to be either around or on the warmer side of average, with the warmest conditions likely in the southeast.
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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