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Amber warning for snow
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:48; Sunset: 16:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 17 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:47; Sunset: 16:07. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 18 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:45; Sunset: 16:09. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 19 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:44; Sunset: 16:11. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 20 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:42; Sunset: 16:13. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 16:15. UV: Low;
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Friday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:39; Sunset: 16:17. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Dornoch
Today (16 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 90% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
16
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SSE
13
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SSE
14
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SSE
14
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SSE
13
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S
9
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S
8
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S
6
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S
7
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SSW
9
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SW
12
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WSW
17
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W
17
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W
18
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W
17
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W
17
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W
17
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16
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15
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W
14
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14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 89% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 90% | 92% | 89% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (17 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 | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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13
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14
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12
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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SW
9
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
11
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SW
11
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SW
11
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SW
13
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (18 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 | 30% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
14
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SW
12
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SW
13
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SW
12
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SW
14
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SW
13
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SW
12
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 84% | 87% | 88% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (19 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
9
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SW
7
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SW
6
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SSW
6
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6
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7
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NNW
8
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NW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 91% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 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 | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
10
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WNW
12
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WNW
11
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WNW
12
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WNW
13
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NW
14
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NW
14
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NW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 89% | 88% | 90% | 89% |
| 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -4° | -4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
17
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NW
18
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NW
18
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NW
18
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NW
18
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NW
17
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NW
16
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WNW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 82% | 82% | 84% | 84% |
| 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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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -4° | -4° | -5° | -5° | -3° | -3° | -4° | -5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
15
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WNW
15
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WNW
15
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WNW
15
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WNW
16
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WNW
16
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WNW
15
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WNW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 79% | 80% | 83% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Rain and snow moves eastwards tonight bringing severe coastal gales.
This Evening and Tonight:
Mainly dry this evening with gales developing around the west coast. Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow overnight. The snow mainly over higher ground, but heavy at times. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Saturday:
Rain and snow will quickly clear with showers following in from the west. The showers heaviest and most frequent across the Northwest Highlands. Windy at times and slightly milder. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Bright and showery on Sunday and Monday, the showers wintry over the hills, and merging at times in the west. The showers turning wintry at all levels on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Rain and strong winds clear from the southeast during Wednesday. Most areas will see bright and mostly dry conditions following, but showers will affect the north and northwest. From Thursday onwards rather cold and unsettled conditions look likely for most of the UK, northwesterly winds will bring frequent showers, particularly to north and west-facing coasts, falling as snow over high ground and also down to lower levels at times. Atlantic low-pressure systems are expected to cross the south of the county 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 airmasses. 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, as well as a higher likelihood 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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