Ben Hope (Highland) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:49

Sunset: 17:17

Yellow weather warning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;
Tue 17 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:46

Sunset: 17:19

Yellow weather warning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Tue 17 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -7° Celsius;
Wed 18 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:44

Sunset: 17:22

Clear.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Wed 18 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -6° Celsius;
Thu 19 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:41

Sunset: 17:24

Cloudy changing to light snow in the afternoon.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Thu 19 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: -2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Fri 20 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 17:27

Light snow changing to sleet by lunchtime.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:36

Sunset: 17:29

Light snow showers changing to fog by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Sun 22 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 17:32

Fog changing to light snow showers by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 22 Feb

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

Yellow weather warning.

Sunrise: 07:49

Sunset: 17:17

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Yellow warning: Snow and ice

7 day forecast for Ben Hope

Today (16 February 2026)

Time	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%
Temperature (°C)	-4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 47
Wind gust (mph)	51
Visibility (description)	G
Humidity	62%
UV	-

Tuesday (17 February 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	30%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-16°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-16°	-16°	-15°	-14°	-13°	-12°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-13°	-15°	-15°	-15°	-15°	-16°	-15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 47	NNW 47	NNW 45	NNW 44	NNW 40	NNW 33	NNW 28	NNW 24	NNW 17	WNW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 11	W 10	SW 10	SSW 15	S 18	S 19	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 18
Wind gust (mph)	51	51	50	48	44	36	31	24	21	17	15	16	14	13	12	10	11	17	20	21	22	22	22	20
Visibility (description)	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	VG	E	E	E
Humidity	60%	58%	57%	59%	60%	60%	61%	64%	70%	70%	69%	66%	61%	59%	61%	66%	76%	77%	76%	74%	74%	73%	73%	73%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (18 February 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%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-15°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-17°	-17°	-16°	-15°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-15°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°	-17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 19	S 20	S 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 22	SE 24	SE 28	SE 36	SE 39	SE 41	SE 40	SE 40	SE 39	SE 39	SE 41	SE 42	SE 43	SSE 43	SSE 44	SSE 40
Wind gust (mph)	21	22	21	21	20	21	22	23	24	27	31	40	43	45	44	44	43	43	45	47	47	47	48	44
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	71%	71%	71%	71%	71%	72%	74%	74%	74%	71%	68%	66%	65%	66%	67%	70%	75%	75%	76%	76%	76%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (19 February 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%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	40%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-17°	-17°	-17°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-16°	-15°	-14°	-13°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-13°	-14°	-15°	-15°	-14°	-14°	-13°	-13°	-12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 41	SSE 41	SSE 41	SSE 39	SSE 36	SSE 34	S 34	S 33	S 33	S 32	S 29	S 31	S 30	S 31	S 34	S 36	S 37	S 40	S 42	S 42	S 41	S 40	S 39	SSW 34
Wind gust (mph)	45	45	45	43	40	38	37	37	36	35	32	34	33	34	37	39	41	44	46	46	45	44	43	38
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	74%	73%	71%	67%	65%	63%	63%	64%	68%	74%	78%	81%	83%	83%	84%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (20 February 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	40%	50%	50%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-12°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-12°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 34	SSW 33	SSW 33	SSW 33	SSW 32	SSW 31	SSW 31	S 32	S 34	S 35	S 36	S 42	S 42	S 42	S 41	SSW 40	SSW 36	SSW 34	SSW 32	SW 32	SW 32	SW 33	SW 33	SW 38
Wind gust (mph)	38	37	36	36	36	35	34	36	37	39	40	46	46	46	45	44	40	37	35	35	35	36	36	42
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G
Humidity	85%	86%	87%	87%	88%	89%	90%	90%	89%	90%	91%	91%	89%	88%	89%	91%	91%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (21 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	70%	60%	40%	40%	40%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	0°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-5°	-6°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 38	WSW 35	WSW 28	WSW 24	WSW 24	SW 22	S 31	S 29
Wind gust (mph)	42	39	31	27	26	25	34	32
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	G	G	M	M
Humidity	92%	93%	94%	93%	90%	91%	93%	94%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Sunday (22 February 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%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	2°	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 32	SSW 41	SW 41	SW 45	SW 50	SW 51	SW 48	SSW 48
Wind gust (mph)	36	45	46	49	55	56	53	53
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G
Humidity	93%	93%	92%	91%	87%	87%	88%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Rain, wind and winter hazards in the forecast for the week ahead

Unsettled weather continues for the UK this week, with rain, wind, snow and ice in the forecast bringing the potential for disruption.

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Headline:

Largely dry and bright on Tuesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Variable amounts of cloud and scattered showers of sleet and snow. Showers dying out later in the night. Fresh to strong northerly winds, easing down later in the night. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Tuesday:

Mainly dry and cold with some bright or sunny spells. One or two wintry showers across the far north, especially during the evening. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Dry and cold on Wednesday and Thursday with bright spells. Overnight frost, locally severe. Milder on Friday with rain spreading northeast at times.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Remaining changeable to begin with, as Atlantic low pressure systems push east over or to the north of the UK. This means further spells of wet and at times windy weather, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Some heavy rain is likely, especially across high ground areas in the west and north, though some sheltered eastern and southern parts may see comparively little rain. It will like be relatively mild overall, though some occasional colder spells are possible, particularly in the north. Around the turn of the month, there is a signal that high pressure will become more dominant, meaning more in the way of dry weather developing.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Feb 2026

This period may start of predominantly settled, with high pressure close by to the UK. However the orientation of any anticyclone and its location relative to the UK is much more uncertain, which has knock-on effects on the type of weather we can expect. Towards mid March, there are indications that more generally changeable conditions of Atlantic origin may develop once more, with a return to spells of wind and rain at times.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Feb 2026

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Tue 17 Feb

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Wed 18 Feb

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Fri 20 Feb

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Sat 21 Feb

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Sun 22 Feb

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