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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 04:25; Sunset: 22:16. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 7 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:27; Sunset: 22:15. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:28; Sunset: 22:14. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:29; Sunset: 22:13. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 04:31; Sunset: 22:12. UV: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:32; Sunset: 22:10. UV: Moderate;
Six day forecast for Dornoch
Today (6 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 30% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
14
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NW
13
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NW
12
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NNW
14
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NW
14
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NW
13
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NW
16
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NW
17
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NW
16
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NW
15
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NW
14
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NW
14
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WNW
14
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WNW
15
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W
17
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W
19
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W
19
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W
19
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W
18
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W
17
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W
16
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W
13
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W
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 84% | 84% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 71% | 67% | 67% | 64% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 59% | 58% | 55% | 56% | 59% | 62% | 68% | 71% | 76% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (7 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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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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W
12
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W
10
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WNW
7
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WNW
6
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WNW
6
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NNE
7
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NE
8
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NE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 81% | 85% | 83% | 77% | 66% | 66% | 71% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wednesday (8 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% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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10°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
7
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N
6
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N
5
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NE
4
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E
7
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E
7
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ENE
8
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NE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 83% | 77% | 67% | 66% | 64% | 67% | 79% |
| 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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11°
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13°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
6
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NNW
5
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NW
5
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W
6
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SSW
6
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N
6
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NNE
8
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NW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 88% | 81% | 67% | 62% | 61% | 69% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 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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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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11°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
6
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NW
8
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NW
9
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WNW
10
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N
10
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NW
11
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NW
11
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WNW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 89% | 85% | 72% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 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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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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11°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
10
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W
10
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WNW
10
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NW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 88% | 83% | 68% | 62% | 63% | 65% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry on Monday with sunny spells.
This Evening and Tonight:
Showers continuing this evening and during the first part of the night. Becoming somewhat drier later with clear periods. Fresh northwesterly winds. strong towards the west coast. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Monday:
A mainly dry and brighter day with sunny spells and just a few light showers in the morning. Cool with fresh northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Staying rather changeable with showers or longer spells rain at times, but some drier and brighter weather too.
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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