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Fort William 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Fort William

Highland, United Kingdom

Long range weather outlook for Fort William includes 14 day forecast summary:

Reviewing the forecast for Fort William Over the next 14 days and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 20°C, with a high for the two weeks of 25°C expected on the afternoon of Saturday 18th. The average minimum temperature will be 9°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Tuesday 21st at 4°C. The fortnight ahead will have some days seeing a little precipitation and some days with rain. It looks like Wednesday 22nd will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 7.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 17
May
03:00

NE
NE

5 / 11 mph 46 / 43°F 88%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

4 / 10 mph 52 / 49°F 79%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

5 / 6 mph 72 / 69°F 55%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
20%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

ENE
ENE

5 / 6 mph 74 / 76°F 56%
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
52%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 4 mph 73 / 70°F 59%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
44%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

N
N

3 / 3 mph 73 / 76°F 59%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
43%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNE
NNE

3 / 6 mph 55 / 53°F 78%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 18
May
00:00

NE
NE

3 / 7 mph 49 / 49°F 87%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
15%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

3 / 6 mph 47 / 47°F 91%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
13%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

2 / 3 mph 58 / 57°F 84%
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 89%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 2 mph 72 / 69°F 66%
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

4 / 4 mph 77 / 77°F 56%
Low level cloud: 34%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 79%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
47%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

WNW
WNW

6 / 8 mph 76 / 77°F 56%
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
24%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

5 / 6 mph 73 / 70°F 61%
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NW
NW

3 / 7 mph 52 / 50°F 79%
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
58%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 19
May
00:00

N
N

2 / 4 mph 50 / 50°F 83%
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
70%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

N
N

2 / 4 mph 48 / 49°F 88%
Low level cloud: 32%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
45%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 3 mph 58 / 57°F 85%
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
43%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 2 mph 68 / 65°F 69%
Low level cloud: 38%
Mid level cloud: 41%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

0 / 0 mph 69 / 68°F 62%
Low level cloud: 96%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NW
NW

1 / 1 mph 67 / 67°F 68%
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 64%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

E
E

0 / 0 mph 64 / 62°F 80%
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 57%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ENE
ENE

2 / 3 mph 58 / 58°F 87%
Low level cloud: 57%
Mid level cloud: 66%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 20
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 4 mph 55 / 55°F 91%
Low level cloud: 65%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 34%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
84%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

3 / 4 mph 54 / 54°F 92%
Low level cloud: 82%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 3 mph 58 / 58°F 89%
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

E
E

2 / 3 mph 65 / 63°F 73%
Low level cloud: 56%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 69%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
75%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

ESE
ESE

4 / 4 mph 70 / 68°F 59%
Low level cloud: 70%
Mid level cloud: 36%
High level cloud: 40%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
87%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

E
E

2 / 3 mph 72 / 68°F 57%
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
46%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

E
E

2 / 2 mph 70 / 67°F 57%
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 61%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NE
NE

4 / 9 mph 48 / 46°F 79%
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 21
May
00:00

NE
NE

5 / 10 mph 42 / 39°F 83%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

4 / 9 mph 40 / 37°F 86%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
25%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

4 / 5 mph 52 / 50°F 76%
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
34%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 4 mph 67 / 64°F 60%
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

E
E

2 / 3 mph 67 / 65°F 68%
Low level cloud: 48%
Mid level cloud: 89%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

2 / 3 mph 66 / 63°F 80%
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
36%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
18:00

NE
NE

0 / 0 mph 67 / 64°F 76%
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
41%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 4 mph 50 / 49°F 92%
Low level cloud: 56%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
73%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Wed 22
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

1 / 1 mph 46 / 46°F 95%
Low level cloud: 53%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SE
SE

1 / 2 mph 48 / 48°F 94%
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 74%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
67%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

1 / 1 mph 56 / 54°F 94%
Low level cloud: 53%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
69%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

W
W

2 / 3 mph 62 / 59°F 89%
Low level cloud: 50%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 31%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

W
W

5 / 7 mph 65 / 64°F 79%
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 50%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
81%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

W
W

5 / 7 mph 63 / 62°F 81%
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 93%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
84%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
18:00

W
W

3 / 4 mph 60 / 59°F 85%
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 31%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

W
W

3 / 5 mph 52 / 51°F 91%
Low level cloud: 63%
Mid level cloud: 84%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
93%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 23
May
00:00

W
W

3 / 5 mph 49 / 48°F 95%
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 99%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

W
W

3 / 3 mph 51 / 51°F 95%
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 52%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

WNW
WNW

2 / 2 mph 54 / 55°F 94%
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 2 mph 59 / 59°F 88%
Low level cloud: 77%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 4 mph 63 / 61°F 79%
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 5 mph 64 / 63°F 72%
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
90%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 3 mph 59 / 60°F 82%
Low level cloud: 80%
Mid level cloud: 80%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNE
NNE

2 / 2 mph 54 / 53°F 89%
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 47%
High level cloud: 2%
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
HumidityCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 24
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

3 / 6 mph 36 / 34°F 94%
Low level cloud: 72%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
87%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

4 / 8 mph 47 / 46°F 93%
Low level cloud: 49%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
0.0 In
12:00

E
E

7 / 15 mph 68 / 67°F 46%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 6%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
0.0 In
18:00

ESE
ESE

2 / 4 mph 69 / 69°F 69%
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
56%
0.0 In
Sat 25
May
00:00

E
E

4 / 9 mph 49 / 47°F 94%
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
3%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

4 / 8 mph 54 / 53°F 86%
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

E
E

8 / 17 mph 72 / 76°F 44%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

4 / 8 mph 58 / 58°F 98%
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 84%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
Sun 26
May
00:00

E
E

4 / 9 mph 45 / 43°F 78%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 10 mph 52 / 51°F 90%
Low level cloud: 51%
Mid level cloud: 89%
High level cloud: 41%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
86%
0.1 In
12:00

E
E

7 / 15 mph 72 / 72°F 40%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

6 / 12 mph 61 / 61°F 62%
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
12%
0.0 In
Mon 27
May
00:00

NE
NE

5 / 11 mph 42 / 39°F 80%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
13%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

5 / 10 mph 48 / 47°F 97%
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 53%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
12:00

ENE
ENE

4 / 7 mph 72 / 76°F 41%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

7 / 14 mph 53 / 51°F 79%
Low level cloud: 86%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 35%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
89%
0.2 In
Tue 28
May
00:00

NE
NE

3 / 7 mph 46 / 44°F 80%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
0.0 In
06:00

SSW
SSW

3 / 6 mph 49 / 49°F 82%
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

1 / 2 mph 75 / 77°F 43%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 31%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
25%
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

7 / 15 mph 55 / 54°F 62%
Low level cloud: 37%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
45%
0.1 In
Wed 29
May
00:00

NE
NE

3 / 6 mph 48 / 47°F 85%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
22%
0.0 In
06:00

SSW
SSW

3 / 6 mph 47 / 47°F 93%
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 38%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

2 / 3 mph 75 / 77°F 51%
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
81%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

7 / 15 mph 55 / 53°F 76%
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
0.1 In
Thu 30
May
00:00

NE
NE

4 / 8 mph 47 / 45°F 85%
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
11%
0.1 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 6 mph 50 / 50°F 88%
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
0.0 In
12:00

ESE
ESE

2 / 5 mph 75 / 77°F 43%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
18%
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

6 / 13 mph 58 / 57°F 63%
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
53%
0.0 In
Fri 31
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

1 / 3 mph 51 / 51°F 83%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
06:00

SE
SE

4 / 9 mph 49 / 48°F 97%
Low level cloud: 89%
Mid level cloud: 85%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
12:00

W
W

2 / 5 mph 77 / 78°F 44%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
46%
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

9 / 19 mph 57 / 55°F 79%
Low level cloud: 49%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
64%
0.2 In
Sat 01
Jun
00:00

NE
NE

4 / 8 mph 47 / 46°F 84%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
11%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

4 / 7 mph 50 / 50°F 86%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
27%
0.1 In
12:00

NW
NW

3 / 6 mph 75 / 77°F 40%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
20%
0.0 In
18:00

S
S

5 / 10 mph 60 / 60°F 53%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 45%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
47%
0.0 In

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