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Unsettled weather continues
The forecast remains unsettled into next week, with spells of rain and strong winds expected to bring impacts to parts of the country.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 07:27; Sunset: 17:08. UV: Low; Pollution: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy showers. Sunrise: 07:24; Sunset: 17:10. UV: Low; Pollution: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 17:13. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 17:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 17:18. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 17:21. UV: Low;
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 17:23. UV: Low;
Today (21 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 40% | 90% | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 80% | 50% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
33
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SSW
38
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SSW
43
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SSW
45
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SSW
46
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SW
46
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WSW
39
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WSW
35
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WSW
41
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WSW
38
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41
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40
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39
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WSW
39
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WSW
36
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33
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35
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36
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32
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29
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 44 | 48 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 38 |
| Visibility | E | G | G | G | M | E | E | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | M | VG | E |
| Humidity | 87% | 92% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 75% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 88% | 94% | 91% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (22 February 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 | 60% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 60% | 90% | 60% | 70% | 60% | 40% | 80% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 50% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
31
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31
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31
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34
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34
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33
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32
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33
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34
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33
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36
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35
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36
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36
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36
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38
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38
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38
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35
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36
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34
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34
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31
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27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 40 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 39 |
| Visibility | VG | E | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | G | E | VG | M | M | VG | E | E | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | M |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 91% | 81% | 82% | 88% | 86% | 84% | 82% | 85% | 84% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 81% | 84% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (23 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 70% | 70% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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29
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31
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23
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22
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22
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24
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23
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21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 38 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
| Visibility | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 84% | 81% | 73% | 70% | 67% | 66% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (24 February 2020)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
22
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20
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17
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19
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22
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SSE
27
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SSE
28
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SSE
30
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 39 | 41 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 68% | 67% | 65% | 64% | 68% | 70% | 73% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (25 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
29
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26
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WNW
25
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24
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WNW
24
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24
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23
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23
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 41 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 78% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (26 February 2020)
| 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% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
24
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25
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24
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WNW
23
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23
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21
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20
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WSW
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 34 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 73% | 72% | 70% | 69% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (27 February 2020)
| 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% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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22
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23
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23
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WNW
23
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23
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24
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24
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24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 71% | 73% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 70% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Bright and windy with blustery showers.
Today:
A cloudy start with some rain and gale or severe gale force southwest winds. Turning brighter during the morning with sunny intervals and occasional heavy blustery showers, winds easing a little but staying strong to gale force. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Tonight:
Heavy blustery showers continuing and turning increasing wintry with occasional hail and the odd rumble of thunder. Some drier and clearer spells. Strong to gale force west or southwest winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Saturday:
Bright with blustery showers, these heavy and wintry at times with occasional hail and the odd rumble of thunder. Feeling cold in the gale or severe gale force westerly winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
The showers dying out during Sunday and winds easing. Unsettled on Monday and Tuesday with rain or showers with gales or severe gales possible.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled and often windy conditions are expected to continue with areas of rain moving east across the UK interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Rain is likely to be heaviest across western and northwestern areas, especially over the hills, with the best of any more prolonged drier interludes in the south and east. Hail and thunder are also possible in the showery interludes with snow at times over northern hills. Temperatures will generally be around average, but above in the south. Some brief quieter, colder spells are also possible later in the period, especially in southern and eastern areas, these bringing some overnight frost and patchy fog in places. Elsewhere will continue to see spells of wet and windy weather.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest, with drier conditions expected in southern and eastern parts. It will perhaps become more generally settled by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, with any cold interludes fairly brief, but with the continued risk of overnight frosts.
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