Thurso (Beach) (Highland) weather
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Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.
- Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
- Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
- Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
- Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
- Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
- Learn more about staying safe at the beach
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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10%
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| Temperature |
4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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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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3°
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3°
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4°
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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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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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1°
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0°
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| Wind direction and speed |
SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
5
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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SSW
7
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SSW
7
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SSW
7
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SSW
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
13
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13
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13
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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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13
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13
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13
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13
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13
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14
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14
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15
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15
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17
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19
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19
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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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| Humidity |
94%
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93%
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94%
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93%
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93%
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93%
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92%
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93%
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93%
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93%
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93%
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91%
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88%
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89%
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92%
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92%
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92%
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92%
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91%
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90%
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90%
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90%
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88%
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89%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed |
3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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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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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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4
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4
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4
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4
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| Height of waves offshore (m) |
0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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0.9
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.1
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1.1
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1.2
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1.3
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| Period of waves offshore (s) |
11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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11
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15
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15
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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20%
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10%
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60%
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80%
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80%
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≥95%
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| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
0°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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0°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
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SSW
8
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9
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9
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SW
11
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WSW
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WSW
11
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WSW
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| Wind gust (mph) |
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22
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24
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32
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37
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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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E
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| Humidity |
88%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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85%
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88%
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87%
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88%
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| UV |
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| Wind direction and speed |
4
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4
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5
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5
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6
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6
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6
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7
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| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.4
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1.6
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1.6
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1.7
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1.7
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1.8
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1.8
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| Period of waves offshore (s) |
15
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| Chance of precipitation |
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90%
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80%
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50%
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30%
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20%
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10%
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40%
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| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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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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5°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
15
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WNW
18
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NW
17
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WNW
14
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WNW
14
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W
12
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SW
10
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (mph) |
40
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43
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36
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32
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31
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24
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22
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28
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| Visibility (description) |
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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| Humidity |
89%
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85%
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81%
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79%
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75%
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74%
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82%
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87%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed |
8
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9
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9
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7
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7
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6
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6
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6
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| Height of waves offshore (m) |
2.0
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2.3
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2.2
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2.1
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1.9
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1.8
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1.7
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1.6
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| Period of waves offshore (s) |
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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11
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11
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10
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| Direction of waves offshore |
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| Time |
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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80%
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70%
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70%
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| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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10°
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11°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
4°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
15
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WSW
18
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W
23
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WSW
24
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WSW
26
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WSW
29
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W
29
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W
29
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| Wind gust (mph) |
33
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41
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44
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48
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54
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52
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52
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52
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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G
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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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E
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| Humidity |
93%
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95%
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93%
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92%
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88%
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86%
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85%
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84%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed |
9
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10
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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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| Height of waves offshore (m) |
1.5
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1.6
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1.6
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1.9
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2.2
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2.6
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3.1
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3.4
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| Period of waves offshore (s) |
10
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10
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10
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9
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9
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10
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12
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12
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| Direction of waves offshore |
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| Time |
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| Chance of precipitation |
60%
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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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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
26
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W
24
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W
23
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W
22
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W
23
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W
23
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W
22
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W
20
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| Wind gust (mph) |
48
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45
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45
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44
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46
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44
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41
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38
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| Visibility (description) |
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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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
85%
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81%
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84%
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84%
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85%
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84%
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83%
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82%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed |
13
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12
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12
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12
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11
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12
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11
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10
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| Height of waves offshore (m) |
3.9
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4.2
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4.2
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4.2
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4.1
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3.9
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3.7
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3.6
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| Period of waves offshore (s) |
12
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13
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13
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14
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14
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14
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14
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13
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| Direction of waves offshore |
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| Time |
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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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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20%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
4°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
19
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W
18
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W
15
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W
13
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WSW
11
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SW
10
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S
10
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SSW
12
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| Wind gust (mph) |
36
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33
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30
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25
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22
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18
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22
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24
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| Visibility (description) |
G
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G
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G
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VG
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VG
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G
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G
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VG
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| Humidity |
83%
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85%
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85%
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86%
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84%
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88%
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90%
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89%
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| UV |
-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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1
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-
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-
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| Wind direction and speed |
10
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Height of waves offshore (m) |
3.5
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Period of waves offshore (s) |
13
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direction of waves offshore |
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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Tide times
Thursday 12 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 12 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 12 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Thursday 12 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 13 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 13 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 13 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Friday 13 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 14 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 14 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 14 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Saturday 14 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 15 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 15 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 15 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Sunday 15 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 16 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 16 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 16 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Monday 16 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 17 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 17 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 17 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.
Tide times
Tuesday 17 December
Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?
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Headline:
Dry. Sunny spells on Thursday, but west coast cloudier.
This Evening and Tonight:
The Western Isles and some coasts of the Northwest Highlands will be rather cloudy and mild, but the mainland mainly clear and frosty with patchy freezing fog. Minimum temperature -6 °C.
Thursday:
Another dry day. Cold and sunny for most of Highland, but cloudier for the Isles and west coast, some cloud pushing inland in the southwest breeze. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Friday mainly dry and bright but some rain crossing from northwest later. Bright start Saturday then some rain later, continuing on Sunday and becoming heavy in the West Highlands.
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