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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Fog changing to overcast by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:54; Sunset: 19:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 21 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 06:56; Sunset: 19:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 22 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 06:59; Sunset: 19:11. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 19:08. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:03; Sunset: 19:05. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 19:02. UV: Low;
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Saturday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 18:59. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Orkney: Loch of Hundland
Today (20 September 2020)
| 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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14°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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5
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WSW
5
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SW
6
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W
8
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8
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W
8
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8
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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SW
10
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WSW
10
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SW
9
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SW
8
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SW
7
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SSW
7
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S
9
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10
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9
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8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 97% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Monday (21 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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9
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8
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11
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13
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15
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15
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15
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18
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20
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20
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21
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WSW
21
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22
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WSW
22
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WSW
22
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WSW
21
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WSW
21
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
18
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WSW
17
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SW
15
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14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 95% | 93% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (22 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 | 70% | 70% | 90% | 80% | 40% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
13
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SSW
12
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SSW
13
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16
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18
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18
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SW
19
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WSW
20
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WNW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 87% | 81% | 78% | 77% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (23 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 | 20% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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8°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
17
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
13
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14
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13
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12
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12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 78% | 78% | 70% | 64% | 64% | 75% | 72% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (24 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 | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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9°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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WSW
12
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13
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NNW
14
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NNW
16
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NNW
18
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NNE
19
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19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 75% | 76% | 67% | 67% | 71% | 74% | 72% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (25 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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9°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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19
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N
19
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N
18
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17
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NNW
16
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NNW
14
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NW
13
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NW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 74% | 72% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 70% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (26 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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9°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
13
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14
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N
14
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NNE
15
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WNW
17
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WNW
16
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N
16
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NNW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 75% | 78% | 73% | 67% | 72% | 74% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly dull with occasional drizzle, Orkney perhaps brighter this afternoon.
Today:
Shetland and Fair Isle will have a cloudy day with some occasional drizzle and misty low cloud. Orkney dull with low cloud and a little drizzle, although some brightness may break through this afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
Still some low cloud and occasional drizzle this evening. Becoming clearer in the early hours, although strengthening southwesterly winds will bring low cloud back across Shetland later. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Monday:
Chance of some morning sunshine across Orkney, otherwise a cloudy day with occasional rain spreading from the west later in the afternoon. Brisk southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Persistent rain followed by showers on Tuesday, risk of gales for a time. Chance of a few showers on Wednesday and Thursday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A largely unsettled picture looking ahead through the forecast period, starting with showers and longer spells of rain on Thursday. Generally windy conditions coupled with spells of rain and showers will continue through the week and likely into the following week too, with those showers becoming heavy and blustery at times. The heaviest rain most likely in the north and northwest which may also see gales at times. Meanwhile there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather, most likely perhaps in the south and southwest. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north as and when calmer spells of weather allow.
Updated:
The early part of October is looking to be a cool and unsettled period at first. Overall, southern parts may see the most of dry and brighter spells whilst the wettest and windiest weather will be most likely across the north and northwest. Later in the month, conditions may generally begin to settle down and temperatures may nudge back towards average or slightly above average for the time of year, though with significant variation between warm and cool spells. Morning fog and patchy frost may also become more prevalent towards mid-month.
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