Dornoch Firth (Highland) weather
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Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
Sunrise:
Sunset:
Next high tide: for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
7 day forecast for Dornoch Firth
Today (8 May 2026)
| Time |
04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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| Temperature |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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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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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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4°
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3°
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2°
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| Wind direction and speed |
SSW
17
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SSW
17
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SW
17
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SW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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W
17
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W
17
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W
17
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WNW
17
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WNW
16
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WNW
15
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
11
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WNW
10
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| Wind gust (mph) |
24
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25
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25
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27
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29
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29
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28
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29
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28
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28
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26
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25
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25
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23
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23
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22
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20
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17
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16
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14
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| Visibility |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
74%
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75%
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75%
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74%
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67%
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65%
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63%
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61%
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58%
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62%
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63%
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61%
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61%
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59%
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58%
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57%
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59%
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65%
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69%
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72%
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (9 May 2026)
| Time |
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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<5%
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10%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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-1°
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0°
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2°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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3°
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2°
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0°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
8
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WNW
8
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WNW
8
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WNW
8
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WNW
8
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NW
7
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NNW
7
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N
7
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NNE
6
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NE
7
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NNE
8
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NE
8
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NNE
9
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NNE
11
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N
10
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N
9
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NNW
9
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NW
9
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| Wind gust (mph) |
14
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14
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14
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13
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13
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12
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12
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13
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14
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15
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15
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16
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17
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17
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18
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18
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17
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18
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18
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18
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16
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15
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14
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13
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
73%
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75%
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75%
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76%
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77%
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79%
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78%
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76%
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73%
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64%
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58%
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56%
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54%
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52%
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54%
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55%
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54%
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55%
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54%
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55%
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55%
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58%
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61%
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65%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (10 May 2026)
| Time |
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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<5%
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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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10%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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60%
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60%
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70%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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4°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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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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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
0°
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-1°
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-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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-2°
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-1°
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1°
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3°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
9
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WNW
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
9
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W
10
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W
10
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W
11
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W
12
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W
13
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W
14
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W
15
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W
17
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W
17
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W
17
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WNW
17
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WNW
17
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WNW
16
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WNW
15
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
12
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| Wind gust (mph) |
13
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13
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13
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15
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15
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16
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17
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18
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20
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20
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20
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20
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22
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25
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28
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27
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27
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27
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26
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25
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22
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20
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20
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19
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
70%
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73%
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74%
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75%
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76%
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76%
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76%
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74%
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69%
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64%
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62%
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58%
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59%
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58%
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59%
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61%
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66%
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67%
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69%
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70%
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72%
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75%
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75%
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72%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (11 May 2026)
| Time |
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03:00
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04:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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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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10%
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20%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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60%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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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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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
12
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NW
12
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NW
12
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NW
11
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WNW
11
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NW
11
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NW
11
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NW
10
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NW
9
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NW
8
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NNW
7
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N
7
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NE
6
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ENE
7
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ESE
8
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SSE
9
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SSE
9
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S
9
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SSW
9
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WNW
8
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WSW
7
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SW
6
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SW
7
|
SW
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
18
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18
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17
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17
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16
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15
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15
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15
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15
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14
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14
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13
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13
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13
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14
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15
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15
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14
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15
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14
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13
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16
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16
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18
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
73%
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73%
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73%
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72%
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73%
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73%
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71%
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69%
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66%
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63%
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59%
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57%
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56%
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56%
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58%
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59%
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59%
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60%
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63%
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65%
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70%
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72%
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76%
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79%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (12 May 2026)
| Time |
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03:00
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04:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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23:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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60%
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60%
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| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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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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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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8°
|
8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
9
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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WSW
15
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W
16
|
W
18
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W
19
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W
19
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W
20
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W
20
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W
21
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WNW
21
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W
21
|
W
21
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W
22
|
W
22
|
W
21
|
W
20
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WSW
19
|
WSW
19
|
WSW
19
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| Wind gust (mph) |
20
|
21
|
21
|
22
|
22
|
22
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24
|
27
|
28
|
30
|
31
|
31
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34
|
34
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35
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
34
|
33
|
30
|
28
|
28
|
26
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| Visibility (description) |
G
|
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
81%
|
82%
|
82%
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80%
|
79%
|
80%
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78%
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76%
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75%
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71%
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66%
|
65%
|
62%
|
60%
|
60%
|
59%
|
59%
|
59%
|
62%
|
64%
|
66%
|
70%
|
72%
|
74%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (13 May 2026)
| Time |
00:00
|
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
70%
|
60%
|
80%
|
80%
|
90%
|
80%
|
80%
|
70%
|
60%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
9°
|
11°
|
11°
|
9°
|
7°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
3°
|
3°
|
2°
|
3°
|
6°
|
7°
|
7°
|
6°
|
3°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
19
|
WSW
19
|
WSW
20
|
W
18
|
WNW
18
|
NW
17
|
NW
17
|
NW
17
|
NW
16
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
27
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
27
|
27
|
26
|
24
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
75%
|
75%
|
76%
|
77%
|
72%
|
67%
|
67%
|
71%
|
76%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Thursday (14 May 2026)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
70%
|
60%
|
60%
|
50%
|
40%
|
40%
|
30%
|
30%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
|
6°
|
6°
|
9°
|
10°
|
10°
|
9°
|
7°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
2°
|
1°
|
2°
|
6°
|
8°
|
8°
|
6°
|
4°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
16
|
NW
16
|
NW
16
|
NNW
15
|
NNW
14
|
NNW
14
|
NNW
13
|
NW
13
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
24
|
25
|
25
|
23
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
19
|
| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
78%
|
79%
|
77%
|
73%
|
66%
|
66%
|
68%
|
74%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
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Headline:
Bright spells and a few showers on Friday.
Today:
Bright or sunny spells and a few scattered showers, these more frequent in the far northwest. Fewer showers and more in the way of sunshine for the south and east of Highland. Rather cool, breezy in north. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Tonight:
There will be a mixture of sunny then clear interludes and a few showers, these showers more concentrated in the Northwest and Isles, fewer in south and east. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Saturday:
A mostly dry day with bright spells the best sunshine around the coasts. Still the odd passing shower. Rather cold. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Sunday starting bright then cloudy with rain in the afternoon. Sunny spells on Monday then some light rain later. Tuesday breezy with showers and sunny intervals.
Updated:
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