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Portlethen 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Portlethen

Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Long range weather outlook for Portlethen includes 14 day forecast summary:

Reviewing the forecast for Portlethen Over the next 14 days and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 12°C, with a high for the two weeks of 15°C expected on the afternoon of Saturday 18th. The average minimum temperature will be 8°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Sunday 26th at 5°C. Expect the following 14 days ahead to have most days seeing a little rain. Current predictions suggest Sunday 19th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 8.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate. The strongest wind will be felt on the morning of Thursday 23rd, coming from a south easterly direction, and reaching around 26mph.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Thu 16
Oct		21:00

WNW
WNW

 4 / 4 mph 55 / 54°F 74% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
94%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 17
Oct		00:00

WNW
WNW

 4 / 7 mph 52 / 51°F 72% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NW
NW

 5 / 9 mph 51 / 50°F 69% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 88%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
88%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

 6 / 10 mph 51 / 49°F 71% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

N
N

 5 / 7 mph 52 / 50°F 75% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 84%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
84%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

E
E

 6 / 8 mph 53 / 51°F 76% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 83%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SE
SE

 9 / 10 mph 54 / 51°F 77% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 78%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
77%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SE
SE

 10 / 12 mph 53 / 49°F 81% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 68%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSE
SSE

 12 / 16 mph 52 / 48°F 83% 1027 mb
Low level cloud: 65%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 18
Oct		00:00

S
S

 15 / 19 mph 52 / 47°F 84% 1026 mb
Low level cloud: 71%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

S
S

 15 / 25 mph 50 / 45°F 86% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

 12 / 23 mph 49 / 44°F 86% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 45%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

S
S

 14 / 19 mph 53 / 48°F 80% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
23%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 15 / 17 mph 56 / 53°F 74% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
14%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

S
S

 14 / 16 mph 58 / 55°F 77% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 93%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

 14 / 16 mph 56 / 53°F 85% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 94%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

S
S

 16 / 22 mph 53 / 49°F 88% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 19
Oct		00:00

SSE
SSE

 20 / 27 mph 53 / 48°F 90% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 83%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
91%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSE
SSE

 20 / 29 mph 52 / 46°F 86% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 56%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
91%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

SSE
SSE

 20 / 30 mph 51 / 45°F 83% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 84%
Mid level cloud: 68%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SSE
SSE

 21 / 27 mph 53 / 48°F 87% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 74%
Mid level cloud: 65%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

 22 / 27 mph 56 / 51°F 91% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 98%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
15:00

SSE
SSE

 20 / 24 mph 57 / 52°F 90% 1000 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 91%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SE
SE

 22 / 26 mph 56 / 51°F 92% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

ESE
ESE

 21 / 25 mph 54 / 49°F 95% 995 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 98%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Mon 20
Oct		00:00

E
E

 21 / 34 mph 50 / 44°F 97% 991 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
03:00

SSE
SSE

 5 / 11 mph 50 / 48°F 98% 987 mb
Low level cloud: 94%
Mid level cloud: 88%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
06:00

SSW
SSW

 10 / 19 mph 49 / 45°F 96% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

S
S

 9 / 17 mph 51 / 47°F 92% 987 mb
Low level cloud: 86%
Mid level cloud: 42%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 10 / 17 mph 52 / 49°F 87% 987 mb
Low level cloud: 55%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SSE
SSE

 8 / 12 mph 53 / 50°F 90% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 28%
Mid level cloud: 47%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
44%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

 8 / 12 mph 53 / 50°F 92% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 28%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

 8 / 12 mph 52 / 49°F 90% 987 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
13%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 21
Oct		00:00

SSW
SSW

 6 / 9 mph 52 / 50°F 86% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
17%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SW
SW

 5 / 7 mph 52 / 50°F 85% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

SW
SW

 4 / 6 mph 51 / 49°F 86% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SW
SW

 4 / 4 mph 53 / 51°F 80% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

 3 / 5 mph 50 / 49°F 72% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

N
N

 2 / 4 mph 49 / 49°F 73% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNW
NNW

 8 / 11 mph 53 / 50°F 83% 988 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
64%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NW
NW

 19 / 36 mph 48 / 41°F 87% 991 mb
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 49%
High level cloud: 92%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 22
Oct		00:00

NW
NW

 15 / 24 mph 48 / 43°F 82% 993 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
38%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

WNW
WNW

 12 / 18 mph 48 / 43°F 81% 996 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

 7 / 13 mph 46 / 42°F 80% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SW
SW

 4 / 6 mph 49 / 47°F 72% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 38%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
39%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

 8 / 12 mph 51 / 47°F 67% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 32%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
55%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SE
SE

 13 / 20 mph 50 / 45°F 75% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 54%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 30%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
61%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSE
SSE

 16 / 26 mph 49 / 43°F 78% 996 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 68%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SE
SE

 22 / 34 mph 49 / 42°F 81% 993 mb
Low level cloud: 83%
Mid level cloud: 87%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Thu 23
Oct		00:00

WNW
WNW

 6 / 10 mph 49 / 47°F 85% 984 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 36%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
29%
0.0 In
06:00

SE
SE

 13 / 26 mph 46 / 40°F 78% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 66%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 89%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

 10 / 17 mph 54 / 51°F 72% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 54%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
58%
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

 19 / 31 mph 55 / 50°F 92% 985 mb
Low level cloud: 69%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
75%
0.0 In
Fri 24
Oct		00:00

S
S

 10 / 22 mph 51 / 47°F 90% 996 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 42%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
0.0 In
06:00

SSE
SSE

 5 / 10 mph 47 / 45°F 97% 995 mb
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

WSW
WSW

 16 / 33 mph 49 / 43°F 79% 989 mb
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 50%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
77%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

 21 / 36 mph 50 / 44°F 86% 994 mb
Low level cloud: 80%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 25%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
98%
0.0 In
Sat 25
Oct		00:00

NNW
NNW

 14 / 28 mph 48 / 42°F 90% 989 mb
Low level cloud: 28%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
38%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

 14 / 30 mph 42 / 35°F 80% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.1 In
12:00

N
N

 17 / 35 mph 50 / 44°F 83% 999 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 49%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

NNW
NNW

 11 / 22 mph 47 / 41°F 82% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
32%
0.0 In
Sun 26
Oct		00:00

NNW
NNW

 17 / 37 mph 45 / 37°F 74% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 44%
Mid level cloud: 47%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
72%
0.1 In
06:00

NW
NW

 16 / 30 mph 38 / 29°F 89% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
0.1 In
12:00

NW
NW

 21 / 45 mph 44 / 36°F 70% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 34%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

 16 / 31 mph 44 / 36°F 89% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
0.0 In
Mon 27
Oct		00:00

WNW
WNW

 17 / 35 mph 39 / 29°F 86% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
27%
0.1 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

 17 / 34 mph 38 / 29°F 71% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
0.1 In
12:00

S
S

 3 / 7 mph 45 / 44°F 64% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
36%
0.0 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

 16 / 32 mph 45 / 38°F 73% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
0.0 In
Tue 28
Oct		00:00

SSW
SSW

 3 / 7 mph 45 / 44°F 86% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 94%
Mid level cloud: 72%
High level cloud: 95%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 9 / 18 mph 36 / 30°F 78% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

 11 / 23 mph 50 / 46°F 70% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 57%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

 13 / 26 mph 56 / 53°F 89% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 90%
High level cloud: 58%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.4 In
Wed 29
Oct		00:00

SE
SE

 15 / 31 mph 44 / 36°F 88% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.3 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

 25 / 51 mph 52 / 46°F 73% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
2%
0.0 In
12:00

ENE
ENE

 13 / 26 mph 47 / 41°F 87% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.2 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

 37 / 76 mph 49 / 40°F 68% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
Thu 30
Oct		00:00

NE
NE

 20 / 41 mph 41 / 32°F 82% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 85%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.8 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

 9 / 18 mph 46 / 42°F 77% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 94%
High level cloud: 57%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
96%
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

 17 / 35 mph 44 / 36°F 60% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
59%
0.1 In
18:00

SW
SW

 17 / 35 mph 53 / 49°F 83% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
65%
0.0 In
Fri 31
Oct		00:00

NW
NW

 19 / 41 mph 39 / 29°F 80% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
18%
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

 19 / 39 mph 46 / 38°F 66% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 36%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

NW
NW

 19 / 39 mph 42 / 33°F 72% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 80%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
39%
0.0 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

 17 / 36 mph 49 / 42°F 71% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 15%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 61%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
0.0 In

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