Machir Bay (Argyll and Bute) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    8 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (19 April 2025)
    Time
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    20
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    21
    E
    20
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    36
    36
    36
    36
    37
    37
    35
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    25
    23
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (20 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    17
    17
    15
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (21 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SE
    10
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    21
    21
    23
    20
    20
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    83%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    13
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    1.1
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (22 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    8°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    10
    NNE
    9
    ESE
    8
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    92%
    82%
    72%
    71%
    78%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    9
    10
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    11°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    5°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    11
    14
    14
    13
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    91%
    75%
    68%
    66%
    71%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    10
    11
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    		– – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    		– – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    9°
    11°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    9°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    12
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    7
    16
    20
    20
    20
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    91%
    76%
    67%
    62%
    72%
    87%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    12
    15
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    18
    20
    18
    17
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    91%
    92%
    80%
    69%
    66%
    74%
    89%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		– – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    		–
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    6°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    14
    21
    25
    19
    		–
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    90%
    76%
    67%
    70%
    78%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Saturday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 21 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 22 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 23 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 24 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 25 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 26 April

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Mainly cloudy on Saturday with rain, mostly over Argyll.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Mostly cloudy during this evening and early tonight with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy at times, especially over Inverclyde, Arran and Kintyre. Rain will become light and patchy later tonight. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Saturday:

    Mainly cloudy with further outbreaks of rain, mostly over Argyll. Drier elsewhere with bright spells developing, especially over Lanarkshire. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

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    Mainly dry and bright on Sunday. Mostly cloudy on Monday and Tuesday, patchy light rain at times.

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