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Sandhead 14 Day Long Range Forecast

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

Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom

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

The next 14 day outlook for Sandhead shows the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 9°C, with a high for the two weeks of 14°C expected on the afternoon of Friday 21st. The mean minimum temperature will be 4°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Tuesday 18th at 2°C. Expect the next 14 days have some days seeing a little precipitation and some days with rain. Current predictions suggest Monday 24th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 8.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be fresh. The strongest wind will be felt on the evening of Saturday 22nd, coming from a north westerly direction, and reaching around 31mph. The forecast suggests the maximum gusts will be on Friday afternoon.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Tue 18
Mar
21:00

ESE
ESE

14 / 24 mph 43 / 36°F 75% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 19
Mar
00:00

ESE
ESE

15 / 27 mph 40 / 32°F 80% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ESE
ESE

12 / 23 mph 38 / 30°F 79% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

ESE
ESE

10 / 19 mph 36 / 29°F 78% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
14%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

ESE
ESE

9 / 11 mph 42 / 37°F 67% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SE
SE

12 / 13 mph 46 / 40°F 64% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 31%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
31%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SE
SE

10 / 12 mph 47 / 41°F 67% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SE
SE

6 / 9 mph 44 / 40°F 76% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ESE
ESE

6 / 11 mph 40 / 37°F 79% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 20
Mar
00:00

ESE
ESE

7 / 14 mph 40 / 35°F 79% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ESE
ESE

6 / 13 mph 40 / 36°F 79% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
37%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

ESE
ESE

9 / 17 mph 42 / 37°F 76% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 91%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

ESE
ESE

10 / 16 mph 45 / 39°F 76% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 49%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
75%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SE
SE

12 / 14 mph 50 / 45°F 76% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 83%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
83%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

ESE
ESE

15 / 19 mph 52 / 47°F 77% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

ESE
ESE

13 / 23 mph 49 / 44°F 82% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
25%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ESE
ESE

10 / 22 mph 47 / 42°F 87% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 20%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 47%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 21
Mar
00:00

SE
SE

13 / 22 mph 50 / 45°F 91% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ESE
ESE

18 / 34 mph 47 / 41°F 88% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
13%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

ESE
ESE

22 / 44 mph 46 / 37°F 88% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
40%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SE
SE

24 / 35 mph 50 / 44°F 83% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SE
SE

25 / 28 mph 56 / 50°F 81% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
65%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

ESE
ESE

20 / 23 mph 58 / 54°F 82% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 72%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

ESE
ESE

18 / 25 mph 55 / 51°F 81% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
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

ESE
ESE

14 / 23 mph 52 / 47°F 88% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
52%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 22
Mar
00:00

ESE
ESE

12 / 21 mph 48 / 43°F 87% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ESE
ESE

14 / 23 mph 48 / 42°F 86% 999 mb
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 88%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

ESE
ESE

15 / 22 mph 47 / 41°F 93% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 100%
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

SE
SE

12 / 18 mph 48 / 43°F 96% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 44%
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

S
S

8 / 11 mph 49 / 46°F 95% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 91%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NW
NW

25 / 32 mph 44 / 35°F 94% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 86%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNW
NNW

31 / 40 mph 41 / 30°F 94% 1000 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNW
NNW

30 / 38 mph 41 / 29°F 93% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 96%
Mid level cloud: 92%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 23
Mar
00:00

NNW
NNW

29 / 36 mph 41 / 29°F 88% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 88%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNW
NNW

27 / 32 mph 40 / 29°F 95% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 75%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
06:00

N
N

21 / 32 mph 39 / 29°F 90% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 80%
Mid level cloud: 87%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
09:00

NNW
NNW

14 / 24 mph 41 / 33°F 75% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
60%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

13 / 22 mph 43 / 36°F 67% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NW
NW

15 / 24 mph 44 / 37°F 65% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
2%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

4 / 6 mph 43 / 41°F 69% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 27%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
27%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

S
S

14 / 26 mph 41 / 34°F 73% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 20%
Mid level cloud: 33%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
43%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 24
Mar
00:00

SSW
SSW

17 / 32 mph 42 / 34°F 79% 1000 mb
Low level cloud: 88%
Mid level cloud: 94%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSW
SSW

24 / 41 mph 41 / 31°F 95% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 95%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.2 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.2 In
06:00

W
W

21 / 42 mph 41 / 32°F 94% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
99%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

WNW
WNW

17 / 32 mph 42 / 34°F 78% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 82%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
46%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

18 / 34 mph 44 / 35°F 72% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 42%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

WNW
WNW

18 / 34 mph 44 / 36°F 72% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 57%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

20 / 36 mph 44 / 35°F 78% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 49%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
72%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

WNW
WNW

22 / 37 mph 42 / 33°F 78% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
57%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Tue 25
Mar
00:00

SW
SW

10 / 13 mph 49 / 44°F 96% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 70%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

E
E

3 / 5 mph 44 / 43°F 91% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 75%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

W
W

21 / 32 mph 48 / 41°F 80% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
98%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

8 / 15 mph 51 / 48°F 95% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 97%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
Wed 26
Mar
00:00

WNW
WNW

8 / 10 mph 51 / 48°F 90% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
45%
0.0 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

13 / 22 mph 45 / 39°F 92% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

14 / 19 mph 49 / 43°F 85% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
93%
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

29 / 40 mph 49 / 40°F 87% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 46%
Mid level cloud: 76%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
84%
0.0 In
Thu 27
Mar
00:00

WSW
WSW

17 / 35 mph 43 / 35°F 92% 1001 mb
Low level cloud: 53%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
99%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

4 / 7 mph 44 / 42°F 91% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
11%
0.2 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

29 / 50 mph 47 / 37°F 88% 987 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
18:00

ESE
ESE

11 / 16 mph 50 / 46°F 98% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
Fri 28
Mar
00:00

WNW
WNW

17 / 32 mph 41 / 33°F 89% 986 mb
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
06:00

SE
SE

15 / 26 mph 44 / 37°F 97% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 81%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.5 In
12:00

NW
NW

22 / 42 mph 43 / 34°F 77% 992 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 42%
High level cloud: 67%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
45%
0.1 In
18:00

NW
NW

17 / 26 mph 49 / 42°F 89% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 47%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
0.1 In
Sat 29
Mar
00:00

NNW
NNW

19 / 37 mph 40 / 30°F 69% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

8 / 15 mph 40 / 35°F 77% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 95%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
98%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

13 / 26 mph 40 / 33°F 67% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
43%
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

17 / 26 mph 51 / 45°F 88% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
24%
0.0 In
Sun 30
Mar
00:00

WSW
WSW

6 / 11 mph 40 / 37°F 78% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 64%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
69%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

21 / 34 mph 42 / 33°F 85% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
55%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

7 / 14 mph 42 / 38°F 71% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

22 / 41 mph 42 / 33°F 79% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
24%
0.1 In
Mon 31
Mar
00:00

S
S

19 / 37 mph 43 / 35°F 86% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

18 / 37 mph 42 / 34°F 80% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
0.1 In
12:00

NW
NW

14 / 27 mph 47 / 40°F 85% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.3 In
18:00

SW
SW

13 / 26 mph 45 / 39°F 82% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
Tue 01
Apr
00:00

SSE
SSE

3 / 6 mph 43 / 42°F 80% 1028 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 73%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

17 / 35 mph 45 / 38°F 94% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 80%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 35%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
88%
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

20 / 39 mph 46 / 38°F 78% 1028 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 71%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
71%
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

24 / 49 mph 51 / 44°F 93% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
45%
0.0 In
Wed 02
Apr
00:00

SSE
SSE

16 / 30 mph 49 / 43°F 80% 1025 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
7%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

21 / 43 mph 47 / 40°F 91% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
96%
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

18 / 35 mph 54 / 49°F 85% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 68%
Mid level cloud: 87%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
99%
0.0 In
18:00

SSE
SSE

20 / 42 mph 51 / 45°F 86% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
6%
0.0 In

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