Plockton (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Mon 6 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:38

Sunset: 20:13

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Mon 6 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;
Tue 7 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:36

Sunset: 20:15

Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

M UV

L Pollution

M Pollen

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Tue 7 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Wed 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:33

Sunset: 20:17

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Wed 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Thu 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:30

Sunset: 20:20

Light showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Thu 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Fri 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:28

Sunset: 20:22

Light showers.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

Fri 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:25

Sunset: 20:24

Light showers changing to cloudy by nighttime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:22

Sunset: 20:26

Cloudy.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

Sunrise: 06:38

Sunset: 20:13

L UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

Northwest Highlands (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Plockton

Today (6 April 2026)

Time	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	<5%	<5%	<5%	20%	30%	50%	30%	20%	30%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	5°	6°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 5	ESE 6	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10
Wind gust (mph)	18	20	22	23	25	26	28	28	28	27	28	29	29	30	29	28
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	70%	65%	63%	63%	65%	64%	64%	65%	65%	63%	64%	66%	66%	66%	66%
UV	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Tuesday (7 April 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	40%	60%	80%	90%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	13°	14°	15°	16°	17°	17°	17°	16°	15°	13°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	10°	11°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	12°	11°	11°	10°	10°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 8	SE 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	WSW 8	W 7	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6
Wind gust (mph)	26	25	25	24	25	24	23	23	23	24	26	29	30	30	29	29	28	27	25	24	22	20	18	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	M	M	M	M	P
Humidity	67%	67%	67%	69%	71%	71%	71%	71%	67%	60%	53%	43%	41%	41%	40%	41%	49%	59%	70%	79%	86%	89%	92%	94%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Wednesday (8 April 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	90%	80%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	80%
Temperature (°C)	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 7	SW 8	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	16	19	22	26	28	29	30	30	29	28	28	27	28	28	29
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	P	M	M	M	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	94%	95%	94%	93%	93%	93%	93%	92%	87%	84%	78%	72%	67%	65%	64%	61%	63%	64%	67%	71%	75%	77%	82%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (9 April 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	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8
Wind gust (mph)	29	28	28	26	25	26	24	24	24	26	28	30	30	31	32	32	30	30	29	27	26	26	26	23
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	87%	87%	88%	87%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	79%	76%	73%	68%	64%	58%	59%	59%	60%	64%	70%	75%	80%	80%	82%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Friday (10 April 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	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	90%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	4°	5°	5°	4°	5°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 11	S 13	S 15	S 16	S 17	S 18	S 19	S 20	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 18	SSW 17	S 17	S 17
Wind gust (mph)	20	21	22	22	22	24	27	29	36	40	43	47	48	51	50	50	49	48	47	44	41	41	39	37
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	M	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	83%	81%	81%	80%	81%	80%	81%	76%	73%	70%	68%	67%	72%	70%	72%	74%	74%	75%	79%	79%	78%	78%	78%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Saturday (11 April 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	80%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	7°	7°	7°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	0°	1°	1°	3°	3°	3°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 11	S 15	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 13	S 11
Wind gust (mph)	37	31	26	30	39	39	34	27	24
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	P	M	M	G	G	G
Humidity	81%	81%	82%	83%	78%	71%	72%	78%	82%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Sunday (12 April 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	40%	40%	50%	50%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	7°	9°	9°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	1°	1°	4°	6°	6°	6°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 9	S 8	S 7	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 8	S 5
Wind gust (mph)	22	22	24	28	27	25	18	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	85%	88%	89%	76%	68%	65%	74%	88%
UV	-	-	1	2	2	1	1	-

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Mainly dry and bright. Patchy rain Western Isles in afternoon.

Today:

It will be mostly dry on Monday with some sunshine, especially first thing, but clouding over with some patchy rain for the Isles in the afternoon. Southerly winds will strengthen through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

The odd spot of rain possible in the north at first, otherwise dry with largely clear skies. The odd shower possible in the west around dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Tuesday:

Mostly sunny start but chance of the odd shower. Rain reaching the west in the afternoon, some heavy, continuing east though the evening. Warm in the east. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Mostly dry, bright on Wednesday, then rain in the evening. Cooler with sunny intervals and showers on Thursday. Turning wet and windy on Friday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 6 Apr 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Changeable with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the UK at times. These will bring spells of unsettled weather, with showers or longer spells of rain and a risk of strong winds. The wettest conditions will probably be in the northwest of the UK, with a risk of snow on high ground in the north. Drier and brighter interludes with lighter winds will develop between frontal systems. Temperatures are expected to be close to average overall, perhaps with some colder spells in the north and warmer conditions in the south at times.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 5 Apr 2026

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Mon 6 Apr

Mon 6 Apr

Tue 7 Apr

Tue 7 Apr

Wed 8 Apr

Wed 8 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

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Plockton (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Mon 6 Apr

Mon 6 Apr

Tue 7 Apr

Tue 7 Apr

Wed 8 Apr

Wed 8 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

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Monday 6 Apr - Friday 10 Apr

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Friday 10 Apr - Sunday 19 Apr

Monday 20 Apr - Monday 4 May

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