Geal Charn (917m) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Today

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

Sunrise: 08:45

Sunset: 16:08

Light snow changing to fog by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

North Grampian (Mountain region)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:44

Sunset: 16:10

Heavy snow showers changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

North Grampian (Mountain region)

Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -4° Celsius;
Fri 16 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:43

Sunset: 16:12

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

North Grampian (Mountain region)

Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Sat 17 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:41

Sunset: 16:14

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

North Grampian (Mountain region)

Sat 17 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -2° Celsius;
Sun 18 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:40

Sunset: 16:16

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

North Grampian (Mountain region)

Sun 18 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: -1° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Mon 19 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 0° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:39

Sunset: 16:18

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 19 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 0° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -3° Celsius;
Tue 20 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:37

Sunset: 16:20

Fog.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 20 Jan

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

Light snow changing to fog by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 08:45

Sunset: 16:08

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

North Grampian (Mountain region)

7 day forecast for Geal Charn (917m)

Today (14 January 2026)

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
Chance of precipitation	90%	70%	60%	70%	80%	80%	90%	90%	50%	40%	40%	30%	40%	50%	80%	80%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-12°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-10°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°	-11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 23	SW 23	SW 23	SW 23	SW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	SSW 24	SSW 27	SSW 24	SSW 24	SSW 25	SSW 34	S 35	S 36	S 37	S 37	S 37	S 38	S 37	S 35	S 32
Wind gust (mph)	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	30	30	30	32	37	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	40	38	35
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	97%	96%	95%	95%	95%	97%	98%	99%	98%	96%	95%	95%	94%	94%	96%	97%	98%	98%	98%	99%	100%	100%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (15 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	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-10°	-10°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 28	S 24	SSW 21	SSW 22	SSW 22	SSW 23	SSW 24	SSW 24	SSW 25	SSW 24	SSW 24	SSW 24	SSW 24	SSW 23	SSW 24	SSW 23	SSW 21	S 20	S 19	S 17	S 15	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13
Wind gust (mph)	30	27	26	25	26	28	28	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	25	23	22	20	19	17	16	15	14
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	P	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	P	VG	VG
Humidity	99%	100%	99%	99%	98%	98%	99%	97%	96%	98%	97%	96%	94%	93%	93%	93%	93%	93%	94%	94%	95%	96%	96%	96%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (16 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	P	P	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	96%	95%	95%	95%	94%	94%	94%	93%	93%	92%	91%	91%	90%	91%	93%	93%	95%	96%	96%	97%	98%	99%	98%	99%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (17 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%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	SE 16	SE 17	SE 17	SE 18	SE 18
Wind gust (mph)	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	20
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	98%	98%	98%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	98%	97%	97%	98%	98%	98%	98%	98%	99%	98%	98%	98%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (18 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	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-8°	-9°	-9°	-8°	-9°	-9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 18	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 22	SSE 21	SSE 18	SSE 20	SSE 21
Wind gust (mph)	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	21	20	20	20	20	21	22	25	25	23	24	25	24
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	98%	98%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	98%	97%	96%	95%	94%	95%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	97%	96%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (19 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%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	-1°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-7°	-8°	-8°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 16	SSE 12	SE 15	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 11	SE 14
Wind gust (mph)	34	16	16	14	14	14	15	15
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	P	VP	VP
Humidity	97%	96%	97%	97%	93%	94%	96%	96%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Tuesday (20 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-8°	-9°	-9°	-9°	-7°	-6°	-7°	-8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 14	SE 17	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 12
Wind gust (mph)	18	18	18	18	18	16	14	14
Visibility (description)	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP	VP
Humidity	97%	97%	97%	98%	94%	94%	97%	96%
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:

Bright spells and scattered showers Wednesday. Rain later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Clear spells and scattered showers, mainly affecting western areas. Generally drier further east for Inverness and Nairn. A frost developing in sheltered glens, but milder and breezy around western coasts. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Wednesday:

Patchy rain around western coasts in the morning, otherwise a largely dry and bright start. Turning widely cloudier through the day with outbreaks of rain spreading east later. Freshening winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Spells of rain and hill snow early Thursday, clearing to bright spells and showers. Mainly dry with sunny spells on Friday and Saturday, the odd shower possible.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026

Geal Charn (917m) (Highland) weather

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Geal Charn (917m) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Today

Thu 15 Jan

Thu 15 Jan

Fri 16 Jan

Fri 16 Jan

Sat 17 Jan

Sat 17 Jan

Sun 18 Jan

Sun 18 Jan

Mon 19 Jan

Mon 19 Jan

Tue 20 Jan

Tue 20 Jan

7 day forecast for Geal Charn (917m)

Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Tuesday 13 Jan - Saturday 17 Jan

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This Evening and Tonight:

Wednesday:

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Nearest forecasts

More from the Met Office

Causes of climate change

Cloud names and classifications

6 facts about the winter solstice

Forecasting frost

When is hay fever season in the UK?

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