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Warnings & Advisories for Highlands & Eilean Siar
Thunderstorms
TRAC Report: No thunderstorms detected

Updated: @ 30/11/1999 08:15 - next update at 01:00  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain/Melted Snow Outlook
Light rain
Light rain
Currently 5.1°C, Max: 5.4°C, Min: 3.9°C 5.1°C
Warmer 0.2°C than last hour.

Cold

Feels like:  1°C

24-hr difference
-1.6°CColder 1.6°C than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 5.4°C
04:16
8.0°C
11:19
Low: 3.9°C
02:33
3.5°C
19:03

Latest Webcam

 Wind from SW SW
12.6
Gust:
20.0 kts
Moderate Breeze
Today: 25.2 04:43
Gust Month: 53.1 mph – Feb 4
Gust Year: 63.3 mph
Today: 1.2 mm
Storm Rain: 14.8 mm
Yesterday: 13.6 mm
Last
Rain:
5/2/2012
07:51
February: 14.8 mm
Rain Season:1 152.2 mm
2 rain days in February.
Tonight


Partly Cloudy
Barometer Humidity/Dew Point Moon
Current: 1020.4 mb  
1 Hr Rate: +0.3mb/hr
3-Hour Trend: +1.0 mb
High: 1020.6 Low:  1017.3
Humidity: 85 % Increased 1% since last hour.
Humidex: 3.7°C
Dew Point: 2.8°C Increased 0.4°C since last hour.
Wetbulb: 4.2°C
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 12 days in cycle
92%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Information
Current: 0.0    None
High: 0.0 @ 00:01
Skin Burn Time: --- Mins
Sunrise is at: 08:22
Sunlight 24Hrs: 00:00 Hrs
Sunlight Month: 05:16 Hrs
Wind Chill Heat Index Sun
Current: 0.8°C
Today: -0.7°C  at 04:44
Yesterday: -1.4°C
Last Week: -4.1°C
Record: -14.9°C  20/3/2007
Current: 5.1°C
Today: 5.4°C  04:16
Yesterday: 8.0°C
Last Week: 8.0°C
Record: 33.4°C 23/3/2011
Daylight:
Possible hours of Daylight
08:33
00:06 Min
Lightning Strikes Snow3 Station All Time Records Fire Risk4
Last Minute: 0
Last 30 Minutes: 0
Last 60 Minutes: 0
Last 12 Hours: 14
February : 4195
2012 to Date: 6705
Last
Strike:
08:12:42 2012/02/05
Last Bearing:
Last Distance:
Temp in the last hour
Temp in the last hour
Today: 0.00 CM
Yesterday: 0.00 CM
February: 0.00 CM
Season Total:2 6.50 CM
Snow Depth: 0.00 CM
0 snow day in February
5 snow days in all 2012.
Outside Now
Air Density: 1.274 kg/m3
Cloud Height: 326 m
Leaf Wetness7: 10.0
Grass Temp: 3.9°C
Grass Max: 4.4°C
Grass Min: 3.9°C
Soil Temp: 4°C
Soil Max: 4°C
Soil Min: 4°C
Soil Moisture8: 1.0 Centipose
HIGHS: LOWS:
23.7°C
26/06/2008
-4.7°C
02/02/2008
Daytime Records
    20.6°C on: 26 Jul 2008   -1.7°C on: 17 Dec 2010
Nitetime Records
  17.2°C on: 26 Jul 2008 -1.8°C on: 07 Jan 2011
UK Last 24hrs6
Highest Temp 10.1° C at Isles Of Scilly
Lowest Temp -12.4° C at South Newington
Precipitation 29.2 mm at Cluanie Inn
Sunniest 4.9 hrs at Odiham
ICN:21 ISS:Ok CON:4.7 RCP:97%
Current Fire Weather Index
Fire Weather Index: LOW
Today:
0.0 of 31
Cloud
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.    2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.    3 Snow manually measured
4 Updated at Noon Standard Time. 6 © Crown Copyright 2012 Met Office 7 Leaf Wetness: 0 = Dry, 15 = Heavy Rain
8 Soil Moisture: 0-10 = Saturated, 10-20 = Wet, 30-60 = Moist, 60-100 = Dry, 100-200 = Very Dry   
WXSIM Risk forecast for Point, Isle of Lewis, initialized at 6:00 05 Feb, 2012
Risk Image Wind Gust
Gusty winds are forecast for Tuesday Night. Expect a wind south around 26 mph, gusting to 35 mph, in the evening, becoming 29 mph, gustin

Gusty winds are forecast for Wednesday. Expect a wind south around 29 mph, gusting to 40 mph.

 WXSIM Weather Forecast  -   Today's and Tonight's Outlook
Today


Broken Cloud
High: 7°C
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy.
Tonight


Partly Cloudy
Low: 1°C
WXSIM forecast: Partly to mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair to partly cloudy after midnight.
 WXSIM Short Term Weather Forecast
Today


Broken Cloud
Tonight


Partly Cloudy
Monday


Mostly Sunny
Monday
night

Partly Cloudy
Tuesday


Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
night

Broken Cloud
Wednesday


Chance of rain
Wednesday
night

Cloudy
Thursday


Broken Cloud

Records Set at Hebrides Weather Station for Today

No Weather Records Have Been Established For This Station Today