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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:48; Sunset: 19:26. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 19 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:50; Sunset: 19:23. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 20 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:52; Sunset: 19:20. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 21 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening. Sunrise: 06:55; Sunset: 19:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 22 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:57; Sunset: 19:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:59; Sunset: 19:11. UV: Low;
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Friday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 19:08. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Today (18 September 2021)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SE
14
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SE
16
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SE
15
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 24 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - |
Sunday (19 September 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% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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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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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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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 in degrees Celsius | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SE
13
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SE
15
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SE
15
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13
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12
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11
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13
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SE
11
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SSE
9
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8
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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SSW
7
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SSW
8
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WSW
7
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SW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
7
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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SW
7
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SSW
8
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SW
9
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | P | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 94% | 93% | 97% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 91% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Monday (20 September 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
12°
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12°
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11°
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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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13°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SW
9
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SW
10
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SSW
11
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13
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16
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SSW
18
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SW
19
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WSW
19
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WSW
17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 92% | 93% | 90% | 78% | 79% | 83% | 87% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (21 September 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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12°
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13°
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15°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 10° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
16
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SW
16
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SSW
17
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S
18
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SSW
21
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SSW
26
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SW
29
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SW
30
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 45 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 86% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 78% | 77% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (22 September 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 30% | 60% | 40% | 30% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
25
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WSW
23
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WSW
23
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WSW
24
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WSW
24
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WSW
26
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WSW
25
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WSW
23
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 37 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 34 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 84% | 82% | 74% | 73% | 76% | 72% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (23 September 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
10°
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10°
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10°
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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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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
23
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WSW
22
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WSW
22
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WSW
22
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21
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22
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NW
23
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NW
24
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 74% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (24 September 2021)
| 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% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 40% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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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11°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WNW
24
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WNW
24
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WNW
24
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WNW
23
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WNW
23
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NW
22
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WNW
21
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WNW
20
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 74% | 74% | 73% | 72% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
weather map
Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Detailed weather map
Forecast for HH:mm, EEE
Updated HH:mm (ZZZZ) on EEE dd MMM yyyy
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Sunday cloudy with showers or longer periods of rain.
This Evening and Tonight:
A mainly cloud evening and night with some occasional rain. Rain may turn more persistent and occasionally heavy later in the night. Some misty low cloud developing. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Sunday:
Cloudy with showers of longer periods of rain, Orkney turning drier and somewhat brighter from the west in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Patchy rain and strengthening southerly winds developing for a time on Monday. Windy with southwesterly gales on Tuesday, rain later. Breezy with showers on Wednesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Thursday and Friday look to be widely unsettled, with much of the UK receiving showers or longer spells of rain, as well as windy conditions. Northwestern areas will likely see the heaviest rain and coastal gales. From the weekend onwards, a very general northwest to southeast split to our weather is likely to develop. The northwest is expected to see the most of any unsettled conditions: outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times, and strong winds, possibly coastal gales. Drier and sunnier weather looks more likely across the southeast, though unsettled weather in the northwest could still spread here at times. Temperatures generally near or slightly below average, but may slightly rise towards the end of this period.
Updated:
Current signals, although quite weak, suggest that higher pressure is expected over the southeast during this period, giving generally settled conditions here and to eastern parts. Conversely, low pressure will tend to lie to the northwest of the UK, bringing more in the way of rain and stronger winds to northern and western areas, with a low risk of stormy conditions. This more unsettled weather could occasionally spread further towards the southeast. Temperatures are more likely to be above average through this period.
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