The Saddle (Highland) weather

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Today

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

Sunrise: 07:10

Sunset: 17:58

Sunny intervals.

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No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius;
Wed 4 Mar

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

Sunrise: 07:07

Sunset: 18:00

Fog changing to light rain by late morning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Wed 4 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius;
Thu 5 Mar

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

Sunrise: 07:05

Sunset: 18:02

Sleet changing to heavy snow by late morning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Thu 5 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4 degrees Celsius;
Fri 6 Mar

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

Sunrise: 07:02

Sunset: 18:05

Sunny.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Fri 6 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius;
Sat 7 Mar

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

Sunrise: 06:59

Sunset: 18:07

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sat 7 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius;
Sun 8 Mar

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

Sunrise: 06:57

Sunset: 18:09

Fog changing to light rain by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 8 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2 degrees Celsius;
Mon 9 Mar

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

Sunrise: 06:54

Sunset: 18:11

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 9 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius;

Sunny intervals.

Sunrise: 07:10

Sunset: 17:58

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for The Saddle

Today (3 March 2026)

Time	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-7°	-7°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 18	S 17	S 19	S 24	S 27	S 29	S 31
Wind gust (mph)	19	19	21	26	30	32	34
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	87%	89%	86%	84%	82%	77%
UV	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (4 March 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	40%	50%	70%	70%	80%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	90%	80%	70%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 32	S 33	S 34	S 36	S 31	S 29	S 27	S 27	SSE 28	S 28	S 27	S 27	S 28	S 29	S 29	S 29	S 35	S 35	S 35	S 36	S 38	S 40	SSE 42	S 43
Wind gust (mph)	35	36	38	39	34	32	30	30	31	31	30	30	31	32	32	32	39	38	39	40	42	44	46	47
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	P	VP	VP	VP	P	P	P	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	P
Humidity	75%	75%	74%	75%	76%	81%	85%	88%	95%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	97%	97%	98%	98%	98%	99%	98%	97%	95%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (5 March 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%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	80%	60%	60%	50%	40%	30%	30%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 43	S 42	S 40	S 38	S 30	S 29	S 28	S 27	SSW 26	SW 25	SW 24	W 23	W 23	WNW 23	WNW 23	WNW 22	NW 25	WNW 23	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 19
Wind gust (mph)	48	46	44	42	32	32	31	30	29	28	27	23	25	25	25	24	28	25	23	22	21	21	21	21
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	VP	P	P	P	P	P	P	M	M	M	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	95%	95%	95%	96%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	98%	97%	97%	97%	95%	93%	92%	91%	89%	89%	88%	86%	86%	86%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (6 March 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	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-10°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-8°	-8°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 18	W 18	WSW 17	SW 17	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 16	S 18	S 23	SSW 26	SSW 28	SSW 29	SSW 30	SSW 35	S 33	S 33	S 34	S 36	S 38	S 40	S 41
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	19	19	15	15	16	17	17	17	21	24	29	31	32	32	38	36	36	37	39	42	43	45
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	84%	82%	79%	76%	74%	69%	67%	64%	64%	64%	69%	73%	74%	74%	75%	76%	78%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (7 March 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	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	1°	2°	2°	3°	3°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-8°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 42	S 42	S 41	S 42	S 35	S 36	S 36	S 36	S 36	S 37	S 37	S 38	S 39	S 39	S 41	S 40	S 39	S 44	S 41	S 40	S 39	S 38	S 36	S 39
Wind gust (mph)	46	46	45	46	38	39	39	39	40	40	41	41	43	43	45	44	43	49	45	44	43	42	40	43
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M
Humidity	80%	80%	81%	82%	82%	82%	83%	84%	84%	83%	80%	78%	76%	75%	72%	72%	73%	75%	78%	80%	82%	82%	83%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (8 March 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	40%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	1°	3°	3°	2°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-9°	-9°	-8°	-6°	-4°	-4°	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 37	S 34	S 26	S 24	S 29	S 28	S 31	S 28
Wind gust (mph)	41	38	29	25	31	31	34	31
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	M
Humidity	85%	86%	90%	88%	82%	80%	88%	92%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-

Monday (9 March 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	40%	30%	30%	30%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	1°	0°	0°	0°	2°	3°	2°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-7°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-5°	-6°	-7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 28	SSW 17	S 15	SSE 14	S 26	S 40	S 33	S 34
Wind gust (mph)	30	19	15	22	29	44	36	38
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	M	G	G	G	M
Humidity	95%	94%	95%	92%	83%	79%	88%	91%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-

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Dull and mild February brings wet winter to a close

The Met Office has released its provisional statistics for Winter 2025/26 and February 2026, revealing a season characterised by persistent wet weather and sta…

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Dry start on Wednesday. Cloudier with some rain later.

This Evening and Tonight:

This evening will be dry with clear periods. Staying dry overnight but clouding over across the southwest later. Strengthening southwesterly winds along the west coast. Cold with some frost. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Wednesday:

Warm in any brightness along the Moray coast otherwise becoming rather cloudy. Outbreaks of rain will spread northeast through the day, mainly affecting the west. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cloudy with rain spreading east on Thursday, becoming drier from the west later. Dry and bright on Friday and Saturday. Strong southwesterly winds across the far northwest on Saturday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026

UK long range weather forecast

A broad northwest-southeast split in the weather looks the most likely scenario as we move into the second week of March. High pressure centred over continental Europe should maintain enough of an influence across southern and eastern UK to allow for a fair bit of dry and at times bright weather, whilst the majority of rain-bearing weather systems affect the northwest of the UK. Some strong winds are likely at times in the northwest. Temperatures look to be mostly near to a little above average. Towards the end of this period, there is chance that unsettled conditions in the northwest may become rather more widespread.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026

A more widely unsettled spell of weather is possible through the middle part of March, with periods of rain and strong winds affecting much of the UK. Whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving towards late March, with unsettled weather become more confined to parts of the south, whilst areas towards the north and northwest turn drier. Given this pattern, the chance of wintry hazards will increase compared to earlier in March. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, but there is an increasing chance of below average temperatures towards the end of March, though at present, there is no strong sign for any really cold weather to develop.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Mar 2026

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