Craig Bothy (Highland) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:06

Sunset: 15:46

Heavy rain.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:06

Sunset: 15:47

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:05

Sunset: 15:49

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:05

Sunset: 15:50

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:04

Sunset: 15:52

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:04

Sunset: 15:53

Light rain changing to overcast in the afternoon.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:03

Sunset: 15:55

Light rain changing to overcast by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Heavy rain.

Sunrise: 09:06

Sunset: 15:46

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Craig Bothy

Today (31 December 2025)

Time	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 16	W 16	WNW 17	WNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16
Wind gust (mph)	41	43	43	44	44	44
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	86%	87%	90%	90%	87%	78%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (1 January 2026)

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
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	90%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 16	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 19	NNW 19	NNW 19	NNW 20	NNW 21	NNW 21	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15
Wind gust (mph)	44	46	47	46	48	47	46	47	49	49	51	52	53	54	52	52	52	50	48	46	45	45	43	44
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	82%	82%	89%	89%	86%	88%	84%	89%	87%	86%	87%	81%	82%	83%	81%	84%	87%	87%	88%	86%	90%	79%	82%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (2 January 2026)

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
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	90%	90%	90%	80%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	80%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 15
Wind gust (mph)	43	42	42	40	38	41	41	40	38	38	38	40	40	41	42	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	43	44
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	83%	84%	87%	89%	85%	77%	83%	85%	86%	89%	92%	91%	88%	88%	84%	86%	84%	85%	86%	81%	87%	80%	87%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (3 January 2026)

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
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	80%	80%	80%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%
Temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	NNE 12	NNE 11	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 13	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
Wind gust (mph)	44	42	41	40	40	38	37	35	35	33	30	30	31	29	30	28	28	25	24	23	21	20	21	20
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	78%	85%	86%	80%	82%	83%	84%	85%	86%	85%	85%	92%	89%	86%	85%	87%	91%	85%	87%	88%	90%	90%	87%	95%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (4 January 2026)

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
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 9	N 8	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	22	21	20	21	21	21	22	22	21	20	17	17	16	15	14	14	14
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	95%	91%	95%	96%	91%	93%	94%	93%	92%	93%	92%	93%	92%	91%	91%	91%	92%	93%	92%	93%	92%	92%	90%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (5 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	70%	60%	60%	50%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 7	NNW 6	NW 7	N 7	NNW 8	NW 7	N 6	NW 5
Wind gust (mph)	14	14	14	12	14	12	9	7
Visibility (description)	E	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	93%	92%	93%	92%	90%	91%	92%	95%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Tuesday (6 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	40%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	0°	0°	0°	2°	2°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 5	NNW 6	W 6	NE 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 5
Wind gust (mph)	7	7	6	6	7	9	9	8
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	96%	96%	97%	96%	92%	93%	93%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

Cold weather to grip the UK with risk of snow and gales

Several National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued marking a significant change in conditions.

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Heavy snow showers and gales on Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Windy with northwest winds increasing to gale over the coasts and hills. Early persistent rain and hill snow clears to frequent snow showers, these heavy and perhaps thundery at times. Minimum temperature -4 °C.

Thursday:

Gale northwesterly winds continue. The day will feel colder than Wednesday with further frequent and heavy snow showers. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Very cold conditions with further snow showers continuing, these heavy at times. Friday will be windy with the wind easing slowly through Saturday and Sunday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Wed 31 Dec 2025

UK long range weather forecast

Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Into the new week more coherent bands of precipitation and thicker cloud will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Confidence is low in the rate of this return to a more mild Atlantic flow, with a risk of further artic airflows following fronts to resume wintry showers, especially across northern areas of the UK. Temperatures recovering to just below average for most, though further north more likely to return cold at times.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Wed 31 Dec 2025

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Wed 31 Dec 2025

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