Gale
warningSun 25 Oct 05:00–21:00 UK
Sustained 34 mph, gusts 61 mph.
Secure sheds, polytunnels and anything loose. West-coast walking will be hard work.
Stornoway · 08:50 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
Funnel possible in a shower
45
out of 100
A small funnel, waterspout or snow devil can spin up if a shower crosses open machair, a beach, or the water. Usually gone in a minute.
Peak in the next 48 hours · 20:00 UK
- Unstable air, CAPE about 260
- Low cloud base — the dewpoint sits close to the temperature
- Gusts jump about 21 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
Strong wind
watchSat 24 Oct 11:00–12:00 UK
Gusts to 47 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Strong wind
watchSat 24 Oct 14:00–14:00 UK
Gusts to 51 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Rain
watchSat 24 Oct 15:00–15:00 UK
About 2.5 mm in the hour, chance 100%.
Showers will be hit and miss from Lewis to Barra.
Strong wind
watchSat 24 Oct 19:00–20:00 UK
Gusts to 49 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Funnel possible in a shower
watchSat 24 Oct 20:00–20:00 UK
A small funnel, waterspout or snow devil can spin up if a shower crosses open machair, a beach, or the water. Usually gone in a minute.
Give showers on open ground a bit of room. They rarely last.
Strong wind
watchSun 25 Oct 01:00–01:00 UK
Gusts to 50 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Rain
watchSun 25 Oct 05:00–05:00 UK
About 3.1 mm in the hour, chance 100%.
Showers will be hit and miss from Lewis to Barra.
Wind chill
watchSun 25 Oct 06:00–15:00 UK
Feels like -1° in the wind.
The Butt, Toe Head and the west beaches will feel colder than the number in town.
Wind chill
watchSun 25 Oct 17:00–19:00 UK
Feels like -1° in the wind.
The Butt, Toe Head and the west beaches will feel colder than the number in town.
Strong wind
watchTue 27 Oct 05:00–08:00 UK
Gusts to 47 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Strong wind
watchTue 27 Oct 14:00 – Wed 28 Oct 01:00 UK
Gusts to 47 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Wind chill
watchTue 27 Oct 15:00–23:00 UK
Feels like 0° in the wind.
The Butt, Toe Head and the west beaches will feel colder than the number in town.
Strong wind
watchFri 30 Oct 00:00–02:00 UK
Gusts to 45 mph.
Exposed headlands will feel a grade windier than the town.
Mist
infoMon 26 Oct 18:00–18:00 UK
Visibility about 3.6 km, humidity 89%.
Hills and the far side of a loch will be soft. It can thicken into fog if the wind drops.
Mist
infoSat 31 Oct 06:00–19:00 UK
Visibility about 3.6 km, humidity 96%.
Hills and the far side of a loch will be soft. It can thicken into fog if the wind drops.
Fourteen-day risk
- Sat 24 OctStrong wind · Wet · gust 52 mph · 19 mm
- Sun 25 OctStorm · Wet · gust 70 mph · 19 mm
- Mon 26 OctWet · gust 37 mph · 7 mm
- Tue 27 OctGale · Heavy rain · gust 58 mph · 24 mm
- Wed 28 OctStrong wind · gust 52 mph · 2 mm
- Thu 29 OctQuiet · gust 43 mph
- Fri 30 OctStrong wind · gust 46 mph · 7 mm
- Sat 31 OctHeavy rain · gust 34 mph · 25 mm
- Sun 1 NovQuiet · gust 26 mph · 2 mm
- Mon 2 NovQuiet · gust 22 mph
- Tue 3 NovQuiet · gust 19 mph · 1 mm
- Wed 4 NovQuiet · gust 16 mph · 1 mm
- Thu 5 NovQuiet · gust 12 mph
- Fri 6 NovQuiet · gust 28 mph · 1 mm