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Stornoway · 14:24 UK

Warnings

Storms, gales, heavy rain, snow, fog, ice and thunder are listed as soon as the model shows them, including a full week ahead. Anything severe further out, up to fourteen days, is kept as well. This is not a Met Office warning. If they issue one, follow that.

In force around now

Nothing severe is in force at this hour.

Funnel clouds and tornadoes

Watching the squalls

32

out of 100

A few ingredients are about, nothing organised. Keep an eye on sharp showers, especially on the west side.

Peak in the next 48 hours · 02:00 UK

  • Low cloud base — the dewpoint sits close to the temperature
  • Gusts jump about 20 mph above the mean wind

Small snow twisters do turn up on Lewis when a wintry squall crosses open ground. The index looks for that mix — cold air, snow in the shower, and a gust that jumps the mean wind — as well as summer funnels and waterspouts on the Minch.

This week, and severe weather further out

  • Dense fog

    severe

    Wed 25 Nov 12:00 – Thu 26 Nov 07:00 UK

    Visibility about 160 metres.

    Headland roads and the causeways disappear. Use lights and expect traffic to crawl.

  • Heavy rain

    warning

    Sun 15 Nov 00:00–02:00 UK

    About 11.6 mm in the hour.

    Burns rise fast off the Harris and Uist hills. Low machair tracks flood.

  • Rain

    watch

    Sat 14 Nov 17:00–19:00 UK

    About 3.1 mm in the hour, chance 100%.

    Showers will be hit and miss from Lewis to Barra.

  • Wind chill

    watch

    Sun 15 Nov 05:00–06:00 UK

    Feels like -4° in the wind.

    The Butt, Toe Head and the west beaches will feel colder than the number in town.

Fourteen-day risk

  • Fri 13 NovWet · gust 24 mph · 4 mm
  • Sat 14 NovWet · gust 29 mph · 18 mm
  • Sun 15 NovHeavy rain · gust 43 mph · 24 mm
  • Mon 16 NovWet · gust 40 mph · 5 mm
  • Tue 17 NovQuiet · gust 40 mph · 4 mm
  • Wed 18 NovQuiet · gust 34 mph · 1 mm
  • Thu 19 NovQuiet · gust 19 mph
  • Fri 20 NovQuiet · gust 27 mph
  • Sat 21 NovQuiet · gust 35 mph · 2 mm
  • Sun 22 NovWet · gust 30 mph · 9 mm
  • Mon 23 NovStrong wind · gust 46 mph · 4 mm
  • Tue 24 NovQuiet · gust 43 mph · 0 mm
  • Wed 25 NovFog · Frost · gust 10 mph
  • Thu 26 NovStrong wind · Frost · gust 49 mph · 5 mm