Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach) (Highland) weather

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    Today (14 November 2024)
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    Chance of precipitation
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    Wind direction and speed
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    W
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    WSW
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    8
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    8
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    8
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    8
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    8
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    7
    SW
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    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
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    Visibility
    G
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    Humidity
    86%
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    UV
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    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
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    1.1
    1.1
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
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    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 November 2024)
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    10°
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    SW
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    G
    G
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    E
    E
    E
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    95%
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    87%
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    0.9
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    1.0
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    1.1
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    Saturday (16 November 2024)
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    E
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    82%
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    Sunday (17 November 2024)
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    90%
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    Monday (18 November 2024)
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    Light shower night
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    80%
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    33
    E
    E
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    VG
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    84%
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    76%
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    79%
    79%
    -
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    1
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    1.3
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    Tuesday (19 November 2024)
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    Weather symbols
    Sleet shower night
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    VG
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    G
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    VG
    74%
    71%
    68%
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    63%
    68%
    71%
    69%
    -
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    1
    1
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    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
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    Wednesday (20 November 2024)
    Time
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    Light shower night
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    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    60%
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    60%
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    60%
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    N
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    N
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    N
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    14
    39
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    VG
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    11

    Tide times

    Thursday 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 14 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 15 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 16 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 17 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 18 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 19 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 20 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 20 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 20 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 20 November

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy. Patchy drizzle west. Dry and bright spells east.

    Today:

    Mainly dry with some bright spells in the morning towards Inverness and Nairn, becoming cloudier in the afternoon. Cloudy towards the west coast with still the odd patch of drizzle. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Tonight:

    Staying cloudy with outbreaks of drizzle in the west. Drier but still quite cloudy towards Inverness and Nairn, though some clearer spells may develop overnight. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Friday:

    Cloudy again throughout the day. Mainly dry in the east but patchy drizzle in the west. Spell of heavy rain through the afternoon and evening with strong westerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Brighter and turning colder over the weekend with blustery showers, wintry on high ground at first, likely to lower levels on Monday. Strong west then northerly winds.

    Updated:

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