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Storm Christoph will bring heavy rain, snow and strong winds.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Sleet changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:48; Sunset: 15:45. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 08:47; Sunset: 15:48. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:45; Sunset: 15:50. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:43; Sunset: 15:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 15:55. UV: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 15:58. UV: Low;
Six day forecast for Scatsta
Today (20 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 60% | 70% | 50% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 60% | 20% | 60% | 80% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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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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4°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
10
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E
5
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ESE
6
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SE
8
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E
7
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ESE
4
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ESE
7
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E
9
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ESE
8
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E
15
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ESE
18
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E
16
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E
18
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ENE
18
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ENE
19
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ENE
18
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ENE
17
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ENE
18
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NE
19
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NE
20
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NE
20
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NE
20
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NE
19
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NE
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 88% | 93% | 86% | 92% | 85% | 77% | 78% | 83% | 73% | 71% | 67% | 67% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 74% | 69% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 20% | 60% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
21
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NE
22
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NE
24
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NNE
27
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NNE
27
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NNE
24
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 31 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | G | M | M | M | P | P | M |
| Humidity | 70% | 73% | 82% | 87% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| 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 | 80% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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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) | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
23
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N
23
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N
23
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NNW
24
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NNW
24
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NNW
23
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NNW
21
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NW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 38 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 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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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
17
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NW
15
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NW
15
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NW
15
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WNW
14
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 74% | 75% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (24 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% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
12
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WNW
12
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NW
13
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WNW
14
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NW
15
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NNW
13
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NNW
11
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N
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 76% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 75% | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (25 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% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
11
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NNW
12
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NNW
13
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NNW
15
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NNW
18
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NNW
18
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NNW
18
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NNW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 79% | 79% | 77% | 72% | 69% | 67% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Frequent showers on Wednesday. Windy.
This Evening and Tonight:
Clear spells and a few showers. These showers more frequent over Shetland overnight as Orkney becomes mainly dry. Mainly light winds and a frost leading to a risk of ice. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
Wednesday:
An icy start then soon cloudier with showers, perhaps some longer spells of rain over Shetland in the morning. Strengthening east to northeast breeze. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Showers or longer spells of rain on Thursday with strong to gale northwest winds. Staying windy with wintry showers on Friday and Saturday, winds easing later Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
At the start of this period it will remain unsettled with north-westerly winds likely, bringing frequent showers and outbreaks of rain, particularly to the north and west. Likely falling as snow over high ground and at times to lower levels. Windy, especially in the north. Into this period unsettled conditions look most likely with low pressure dominant across the UK, bringing changeable weather with periods of rain, showers and strong winds at times. Northerly winds are expected at times, which increases the risk of snowfall especially in the north but may bring wintry hazards further south. In the south milder interludes may occur at times bringing at or above average temperatures. Overall temperatures are likely to be rather cold in the north but close to average in the south.
Updated:
Confidence for this period is low, though low pressure is likely to be dominant at first with an increased chance of northerly winds. This will therefore increase the risk of snowfall especially in the north along with colder than average temperatures. Potentially bringing wintry hazards more widely. Through mid-February higher pressure may develop for a time which would bring drier conditions with an increased likelihood of fog and cold nights.
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