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Hot spell on the way later this week
After an unsettled start to the week in places, it will turn drier and much warmer across many parts of the UK later this week, with hot conditions developing …
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by early evening. Sunrise: 04:50; Sunset: 21:29. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 5 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 04:52; Sunset: 21:26. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 6 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:55; Sunset: 21:23. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 7 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:57; Sunset: 21:21. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 8 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 04:59; Sunset: 21:18. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 9 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 05:02; Sunset: 21:15. UV: Moderate;
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Monday 10 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 05:04; Sunset: 21:12. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Colgrave Sound
Today (4 August 2020)
| Time | Now | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 90% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
19
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SSE
21
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SSE
24
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SSE
25
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SE
27
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SE
29
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SE
30
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SE
30
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SE
27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (5 August 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 | 90% | 80% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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22
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SSE
17
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SSE
15
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13
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11
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
12
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
13
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
12
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SSW
12
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SSW
13
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SSW
13
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SSW
12
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S
12
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12
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11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | M | M | M | P | VP | P | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (6 August 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
10
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SSW
9
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SSW
6
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SSE
5
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6
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SSE
7
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SSE
8
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SSE
9
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SSE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | G | P |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Friday (7 August 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
13
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SSE
15
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SSE
17
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SSE
19
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19
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18
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18
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17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Visibility | M | P | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 98% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Saturday (8 August 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
17
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SSW
16
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SW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
15
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WSW
14
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WSW
13
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WSW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Sunday (9 August 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
8
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WSW
8
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WSW
7
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WSW
6
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6
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E
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 89% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (10 August 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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6
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7
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ENE
8
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ENE
9
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E
9
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E
9
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10
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10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Evening rain turning to drizzle overnight along with some fog.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. heavy and times through the evening, but turning lighter and more patchy overnight. Misty later with a few fog patches and winds easing. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Wednesday:
A cloudy start with mist and drizzle. Soon dry in Orkney with skies brightening, but remaining rather dull in Shetland with patchy light rain or drizzle. Moderate southwest winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Plenty of dry weather with some bright or sunny spells at times. However, there will be occasional rain or showers, most likely on Friday and perhaps early Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
There should be a gradual change in conditions through this period as the warm or very warm weather will most likely be displaced east and southeastwards. It will be replaced by fresher, changeable conditions from the west. There should still be a good deal of fine and dry weather across the UK through the period. However, there is a continued risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms in many areas, particularly across the south earlier on in the period. It will be widely warm or very warm at the start of the period, and it could be hot in the southeast at times. Towards the end of the period, temperatures will trend back to near the average for most areas, with the southeast possibly staying warm.
Updated:
Confidence remains fairly low for the last two weeks of August and into early September. The south is most likely to see the best of any fine and dry weather as westerlies and southwesterlies dominate. Elsewhere could see some periods of dry and settled weather interspersed with occasional bouts of wetter and windier weather, primarily from Atlantic frontal systems. The wettest and windiest conditions will most likely be towards the northwest, with the southeast staying driest. Temperatures will be most likely around average or slightly above. There could be some short-lived very warm spells, most likely confined to the south and southeast of the UK.
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