Carn Eige (Highland) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:01

Sunset: 15:46

Heavy snow.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7° Celsius;
Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:01

Sunset: 15:47

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;
Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:01

Sunset: 15:49

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;
Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:00

Sunset: 15:50

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -9° Celsius;
Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:00

Sunset: 15:51

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -10° Celsius;
Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:59

Sunset: 15:53

Light snow changing to fog in the afternoon.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11° Celsius;
Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:58

Sunset: 15:54

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -11° Celsius;

Heavy snow.

Sunrise: 09:01

Sunset: 15:46

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Carn Eige

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%	≥95%	90%	70%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-13°	-14°	-13°	-14°	-14°	-16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 47	W 51	W 52	WNW 52	NW 52	NW 52
Wind gust (mph)	56	58	58	57	57	57
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P
Humidity	99%	100%	100%	100%	99%	94%
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	80%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-18°	-18°	-17°	-18°	-18°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-21°	-20°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 50	NW 50	NW 50	NW 49	NW 49	NW 48	NW 41	NW 41	NW 42	NW 42	NW 42	NW 43	NW 46	NW 46	NW 46	NNW 45	NNW 44	NNW 42	NNW 45	NNW 45	NNW 43	NNW 39	NNW 37	NNW 35
Wind gust (mph)	55	55	55	54	54	53	46	46	46	46	48	50	50	50	50	50	48	50	50	50	47	43	40	38
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	95%	96%	97%	100%	101%	100%	101%	101%	99%	101%	102%	102%	98%	99%	103%	102%	102%	102%	102%	102%	102%	101%	102%	102%
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	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	80%	80%	90%	90%	80%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-21°	-21°	-21°	-20°	-20°	-19°	-20°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-18°	-18°	-18°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-20°	-20°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 34	NNW 35	NNW 35	NNW 34	NNW 34	NNW 29	NNW 27	NNW 27	NNW 27	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 27	NNW 28	NNW 29	NNW 29	NNW 30	NNW 29	NNW 33	NNW 35	NNW 37	NNW 36	NNW 36	NNW 36	NNW 35
Wind gust (mph)	38	39	39	38	37	31	30	30	29	29	29	30	32	32	33	33	36	38	40	40	40	40	40	39
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	100%	103%	104%	102%	102%	102%	101%	103%	103%	102%	102%	102%	102%	101%	100%	101%	102%	103%	103%	103%	103%	100%	102%	102%
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%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	70%
Temperature (°C)	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-21°	-21°	-21°	-21°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-20°	-19°	-19°	-19°	-18°	-18°	-18°	-18°	-19°	-18°	-18°	-18°	-18°	-18°	-18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 33	NNW 33	NNW 33	NNW 33	NNW 32	NNW 28	NNW 28	NNW 27	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 27	NNW 27	NNW 26	NNW 25	NNW 26	NNW 25	NNW 24	NNW 24	NNW 23	NNW 22	NW 21
Wind gust (mph)	37	36	36	36	36	31	30	30	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	27	27	27	26	25	24
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	102%	101%	102%	101%	100%	102%	100%	101%	101%	100%	101%	99%	100%	99%	99%	101%	100%	100%	102%	101%	102%	101%	101%	101%
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	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-16°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-17°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 21	NW 20	NW 21	NW 21	NW 21	NW 19	NW 19	NW 19	NW 19	NNW 19	NNW 19	NW 20	NW 22	NW 22	NW 22	NW 22	NW 21	NW 23	NW 22	NW 21	NW 20	NW 19	WNW 18	WNW 19
Wind gust (mph)	23	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	21	22	24	24	25	25	24	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	21
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	101%	101%	102%	102%	102%	102%	102%	102%	102%	101%	100%	100%	101%	99%	99%	100%	101%	101%	101%	101%	100%	100%	100%	100%
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	50%	60%	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-6°	-7°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-16°	-15°	-15°	-15°	-13°	-12°	-14°	-14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 17	WNW 15	NW 15	W 14
Wind gust (mph)	22	20	18	21	21	17	16	15
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	100%	100%	100%	99%	96%	95%	96%	98%
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	50%	50%	50%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-5°	-5°	-7°	-8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-14°	-14°	-14°	-15°	-12°	-12°	-14°	-16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 13	WSW 11	WSW 10	W 10	W 11	WNW 15	W 14	WNW 13
Wind gust (mph)	14	12	11	12	17	17	15	14
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	98%	98%	99%	99%	95%	96%	97%	97%
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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