Sgurr Mhic Choinnich (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:01

Sunset: 16:03

Heavy snow showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -5° Celsius;
Fri 9 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:00

Sunset: 16:04

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Fri 9 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4° Celsius;
Sat 10 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:59

Sunset: 16:06

Mist.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sat 10 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Sun 11 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:58

Sunset: 16:08

Fog changing to light rain by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Mon 12 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:57

Sunset: 16:10

Sleet showers changing to fog by lunchtime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Tue 13 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:56

Sunset: 16:12

Cloudy changing to mist by nighttime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 2° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1° Celsius;
Wed 14 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:55

Sunset: 16:13

Mist changing to sleet by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 14 Jan

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

Heavy snow showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Sunrise: 09:01

Sunset: 16:03

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

Today (8 January 2026)

Time	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	50%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9
Wind gust (mph)	24	23	21	20	18	17	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	13	13
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	VP	P	P	E
Humidity	100%	100%	100%	99%	98%	98%	99%	98%	97%	99%	98%	97%	97%	97%	95%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (9 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-10°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	ESE 12	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	SE 16	SE 17
Wind gust (mph)	13	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	19
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	93%	94%	93%	93%	93%	93%	93%	93%	92%	92%	90%	87%	87%	87%	89%	90%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	91%	92%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (10 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	30%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-11°	-10°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 17	SE 18	SE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 22	SSE 23	SSE 23	S 24	SSE 25	S 26	SSE 27	SSE 29	SSE 30	SSE 32	SSE 35	SSE 36	SSE 37	SSE 39
Wind gust (mph)	20	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	22	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	31	33	35	38	40	41	43	45
Visibility (description)	VG	P	VG	P	P	P	P	P	VG	P	VP	VP	VG	P	P	P	P	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	93%	94%	95%	94%	96%	94%	95%	95%	94%	96%	96%	94%	92%	92%	91%	91%	92%	94%	94%	95%	95%	96%	96%	97%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (11 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	60%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-13°	-12°	-12°	-13°	-12°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-14°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-13°	-12°	-12°	-12°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 41	SSE 42	SSE 43	SSE 45	SSE 46	SSE 47	SSE 47	SSE 48	SSE 49	SSE 50	SSE 51	SSE 53	SSE 54	SSE 55	SSE 56	SE 55	SSE 54	SSE 54	SSE 54	SSE 54	SSE 51	SSE 50	SSE 49	SSE 48
Wind gust (mph)	46	48	49	51	52	52	53	53	55	57	58	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	56	55	54	53
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	97%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	99%	99%	100%	99%	99%	99%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (12 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	60%	70%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 48	SSE 47	SSE 46	SSE 45	SSE 43	S 41	S 40	S 39	S 39	S 36	S 36	S 36	S 35	S 35	S 35	S 38	S 36	S 35	S 34	S 33	S 32	S 35	S 34	S 34
Wind gust (mph)	53	52	51	49	47	45	44	43	43	40	40	40	39	39	42	42	40	39	37	36	39	39	38	37
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	97%	98%	96%	95%	95%	95%	95%	95%	96%	95%	95%	94%	94%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (13 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	1°	1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 32	SSE 29	SSE 25	SE 26	SSE 27	SSE 26	SSE 24	S 23
Wind gust (mph)	35	32	31	30	30	28	27	25
Visibility (description)	VP	P	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	93%	93%	92%	92%	91%	90%	92%	94%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Wednesday (14 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	40%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-7°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 26	S 30	S 30	S 29	S 27
Wind gust (mph)	25	27	28	33	33	33	32	29
Visibility (description)	P	P	VP	P	VP	P	G	G
Humidity	94%	93%	95%	93%	91%	91%	90%	91%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Light sleet and snow, becoming drier and brighter later.

Today:

Dry and bright in the east at first otherwise cloudy with light sleet and snow in the west. The sleet and snow will spread east from the morning but will clear later in the afternoon as bright spells return. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

The odd wintry shower over the Western Isles otherwise mostly dry with clear periods which, together with light winds, will lead to a widespread frost, severe in places. Minimum temperature -9 °C.

Friday:

The odd wintry shower over the Western Isles dying during the afternoon. Dry over the mainland. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Wintry coastal showers Saturday, dry inland. Mostly dry Sunday. A band of snow will push northeast Sunday night. The snow will clear from the southwest early Monday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 8 Jan 2026

Sgurr Mhic Choinnich (Highland) weather

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Sgurr Mhic Choinnich (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Today

Fri 9 Jan

Fri 9 Jan

Sat 10 Jan

Sat 10 Jan

Sun 11 Jan

Sun 11 Jan

Mon 12 Jan

Mon 12 Jan

Tue 13 Jan

Tue 13 Jan

Wed 14 Jan

Wed 14 Jan

7 day forecast for Sgurr Mhic Choinnich

Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Thursday 8 Jan - Monday 12 Jan

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Today:

Tonight:

Friday:

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

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Causes of climate change

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What are the different types of rain?

Forecasting frost

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