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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 03:43; Sunset: 22:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 5 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 03:44; Sunset: 22:33. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 6 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by early evening. Sunrise: 03:46; Sunset: 22:32. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 7 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 03:47; Sunset: 22:30. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals by nighttime. Sunrise: 03:49; Sunset: 22:29. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 03:51; Sunset: 22:27. UV: Moderate;
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 03:52; Sunset: 22:26. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for The Sands of Breckon (Beach)
Today (4 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
8
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SSE
13
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S
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| Visibility | E | E | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | - |
Sunday (5 July 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 | 20% | 80% | 20% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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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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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
12
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SSE
11
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SE
10
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SE
8
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ESE
8
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ESE
9
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ESE
9
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SE
9
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NE
9
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NE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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N
8
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NNW
9
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NNW
11
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NNW
12
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NNW
13
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NNW
13
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NNW
15
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NNW
16
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NNW
18
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NNW
19
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NNW
19
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NNW
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Visibility | E | M | E | M | G | G | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | G | G | VG | VG | G | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 94% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 87% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Monday (6 July 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 40% | 60% | 30% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
22
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N
23
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NNW
28
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NNW
29
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NW
28
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NW
26
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WNW
24
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WNW
20
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WNW
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 30 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 30 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 88% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 66% | 81% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Tuesday (7 July 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 | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
21
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NW
22
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NW
21
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NW
18
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NW
17
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NW
15
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NW
14
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NW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 75% | 74% | 72% | 73% | 71% | 73% | 74% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wednesday (8 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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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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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
11
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NW
11
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NW
11
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WNW
11
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WNW
11
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WNW
12
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W
11
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WNW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 77% | 76% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 78% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Thursday (9 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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W
13
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WSW
13
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W
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
13
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W
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Friday (10 July 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
13
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WSW
13
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W
13
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W
13
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W
14
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W
15
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WNW
15
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WNW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Rain overnight, showers on Sunday.
This Evening and Tonight:
A few showers over Shetland, otherwise dry this evening. Thickening cloud will bring rain across Orkney in the early hours, occasionally turning heavy. Shetland will remain mainly dry, perhaps the odd shower later. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Sunday:
Showery outbreaks of rain, most frequent over Orkney. Freshening northwesterly winds later in the day. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Windy on Monday with showers at times. Becoming largely dry on Tuesday and Wednesday with just the odd shower, winds easing.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through Thursday and Friday it will most probably be cloudy and fairly windy with an area of rain pushing northeast across the UK. Looking further ahead, a north/ south split across the UK seems most likely. Northern and northwestern areas are expected to see further spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds, with the possibility of these spreading to some other areas at times. Further south however, there should be more in the way of dry weather, though even here, there is still the possibility of some showers, or longer spells of rain. Temperatures are likely to be either around or on the warmer side of average, with the warmest conditions likely in the southeast.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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