Weather in Islay (Matarani)

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:44 pm (GMT-5)

Now · mainly clear 71 °F

Feels like: 75 °F
Low / high: 68 / 76 °F
Rain: 2%
Wind: 5 mph SE

↗ 30.05 inHg · rising UV 14 · extreme

Today in Islay (Matarani): overcast, 68 °F to 76 °F, with a 2% chance of rain and a light breeze from the southeast (5 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 69 °F to 77 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 77 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (66%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

76° 68°
Today
77° 69°
Thu 29
77° 69°
Fri 30
76° 69°
Sat 31
75° 70°
Sun 1
76° 69°
Mon 2
76° 69°
Tue 3
73° 69°
Wed 4
73° 69°
Thu 5
72° 68°
Fri 6
73° 67°
Sat 7
75° 66°
Sun 8
76° 67°
Mon 9
76° 68°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	68 / 76 °F	2%	8 mph SSE	5.2 ft	9:03 am · 9:36 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Overcast	69 / 77 °F	0%	10 mph SE	5.2 ft	9:55 am · 10:28 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	69 / 77 °F	2%	11 mph SE	5.4 ft	10:55 am · 11:25 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	4% · 0.01 in	10 mph SE	6.0 ft	12:06 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	70 / 75 °F	6% · 0.02 in	9 mph SE	6.3 ft	12:28 am · 1:28 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	17% · 0.01 in	10 mph SE	6.1 ft	1:36 am · 2:49 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	69 / 76 °F	34% · 0.01 in	11 mph SE	6.4 ft	2:43 am · 3:56 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	69 / 73 °F	66% · 0.09 in	12 mph SE	6.4 ft	3:46 am · 4:50 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	69 / 73 °F	75% · 0.09 in	13 mph SE	5.9 ft	4:41 am · 5:36 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	68 / 72 °F	33% · 0.07 in	13 mph SE	6.4 ft	5:30 am · 6:17 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	67 / 73 °F	18% · 0.02 in	9 mph SE	7.0 ft	6:15 am · 6:56 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	66 / 75 °F	8%	9 mph SE	7.2 ft	6:57 am · 7:34 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	67 / 76 °F	4%	10 mph SSE	6.8 ft	7:38 am · 8:12 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Partly cloudy	68 / 76 °F	8%	9 mph SSE	6.8 ft	8:19 am · 8:50 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Mainly clear
Temperature	70°	68°	69°	73°	76°	74°	72°	71°
Chance of rain	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	1%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 ESE	4 ESE	5 ESE	7 SSE	7 S	6 S	5 SSE	5 SE
Humidity	87%	89%	87%	78%	71%	76%	82%	88%
UV	0	0	0	8	13	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	76°	77°	77°	76°	75°	76°	76°
AIFS	76°	80°	80°	80°	79°	79°	77°
GFS	76°	76°	76°	76°	75°	75°	74°
ICON	78°	79°	80°	78°	77°	77°	79°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.01 in	0.01 in
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	816	1019	1121	1019	917	1022	1121
AIFS	7	9	9	10	9	9	9
GFS	96	139	118	128	118	128	118
ICON	813	1016	915	814	814	915	1016
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	2%	0%	2%	4%	6%	17%	34%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer and much wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.6 °F	Well above +100%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +6.7 °F	Normal	78° / 68°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +6.7 °F	Well above +100%	78° / 68°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +6.3 °F	Well above +100%	78° / 69°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Well above +6.1 °F	Well above +100%	79° / 69°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Well above +5.9 °F	Normal
December	Well above +5.4 °F	Well above +365%
January	Above +4.7 °F	Well above +401%
February	Above +4.5 °F	Well above +424%
March	Well above +5.4 °F	Well above +315%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Islay (Matarani) climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Islay (Matarani) is from October to March: highs of 71 °F to 80 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

79° 66°

JanJ
80° 68°

FebF
78° 66°

MarM
76° 64°

AprA
73° 61°

MayM
69° 58°

JunJ
67° 57°

JulJ
66° 57°

AugA
68° 57°

SepS
71° 59°

OctO
74° 62°

NovN
76° 64°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	79°	66°	0.04 in	3	7.2	72°	4.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	80°	68°	0.04 in	4	7.5	73°	5.2 ft
MarchMar	78°	66°	0.00 in	2	7.0	72°	5.6 ft
AprilApr	76°	64°	0.03 in	0	6.7	70°	5.8 ft
MayMay	73°	61°	0.04 in	0	5.8	67°	6.0 ft
JuneJun	69°	58°	0.04 in	0	4.9	65°	6.4 ft
JulyJul	67°	57°	0.01 in	0	4.0	63°	6.3 ft
AugustAug	66°	57°	0.14 in	0	4.3	63°	6.2 ft
SeptemberSep	68°	57°	0.11 in	0	4.1	63°	6.0 ft
OctoberOct	71°	59°	0.05 in	0	5.1	65°	5.6 ft
NovemberNov	74°	62°	0.04 in	0	5.2	67°	5.5 ft
DecemberDec	76°	64°	0.09 in	1	6.9	69°	4.8 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	72°	4.6 ft
Feb	73°	5.2 ft
Mar	72°	5.6 ft
Apr	70°	5.8 ft
May	67°	6.0 ft
Jun	65°	6.4 ft
Jul	63°	6.3 ft
Aug	63°	6.2 ft
Sep	63°	6.0 ft
Oct	65°	5.6 ft
Nov	67°	5.5 ft
Dec	69°	4.8 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 0.63 in of rain on about 10 days and about 2,100 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now71 °Ffeels like 75 °F

Tomorrow69 / 77 °F

It's 71 °F now (feels like 75 °F). Today, 68 °F to 76 °F; tomorrow, 69 °F to 77 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 2%
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 2%
Sat 31 4% 0.01 in
Sun 1 6% 0.02 in
Mon 2 17% 0.01 in
Tue 3 34% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 2%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 66% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.01 in; last 7 days, 0.07 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity86%

Dew point67 °F

Humidity is 86% now and the dew point is 67 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds49%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak14extreme

Thu 29: 15 · Fri 30: 14 · Sat 31: 14

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.0030.10 29.91

Rising now (+0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.08 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	69 / 73 °F	0	7 mph SSE
Mon 26	Light drizzle	69 / 74 °F	0.01 in	7 mph SSE
Sun 25	Light drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.01 in	6 mph SSE
Sat 24	Overcast	70 / 74 °F	0	10 mph SE
Fri 23	Light drizzle	70 / 76 °F	0.05 in	10 mph SE
Thu 22	Overcast	70 / 76 °F	0	11 mph SE
Wed 21	Light drizzle	70 / 77 °F	0.01 in	10 mph SSE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Partly cloudy	67 / 75 °F	0	8 mph SSE
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	68 / 75 °F	0	7 mph S
Sun 18	Overcast	66 / 74 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Sat 17	Overcast	65 / 74 °F	0	10 mph SE
Fri 16	Overcast	66 / 74 °F	0	10 mph SE
Thu 15	Overcast	67 / 74 °F	0	10 mph SE
Wed 14	Overcast	67 / 73 °F	0	10 mph SE
Tue 13	Light drizzle	65 / 70 °F	0.06 in	6 mph SSE
Mon 12	Light drizzle	66 / 71 °F	0.01 in	7 mph SE
Sun 11	Overcast	65 / 73 °F	0	9 mph SSE
Sat 10	Overcast	66 / 74 °F	0	9 mph SE
Fri 9	Light drizzle	67 / 72 °F	0.01 in	10 mph SE
Thu 8	Light drizzle	66 / 72 °F	0.02 in	10 mph SE
Wed 7	Overcast	66 / 73 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Tue 6	Partly cloudy	65 / 74 °F	0	9 mph SE
Mon 5	Mainly clear	65 / 73 °F	0	8 mph SE
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	64 / 73 °F	0	7 mph SE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	65 / 72 °F	0.01 in	7 mph SSE
Fri 2	Overcast	65 / 70 °F	0	7 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	65 / 73 °F	0	10 mph SE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	68 / 73 °F	0.02 in	12 mph SE
Tue 29	Overcast	67 / 74 °F	0	9 mph SE
Mon 28	Overcast	65 / 72 °F	0	9 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Islay (Matarani)Questions

What's the weather like today in Islay (Matarani)?

Overcast, from 68 °F to 76 °F, with a light breeze from the southeast (5 mph) and a 2% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Islay (Matarani)?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 68 °F and a high of 77 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 14 (extreme). Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.05 inHg and rising: −0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Islay (Matarani)?

The best time to visit Islay (Matarani) is from October to March: highs of 71 °F to 80 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Islay (Matarani) in October?

In October, Islay (Matarani) normally sees highs of 71 °F and lows of 59 °F, with about 0 rainy days (0.05 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Islay (Matarani)?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 80 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 57 °F. The wettest is August (0.14 in) and the driest, March.

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Weather near Islay (Matarani)

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.7 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:44 pm (local time).

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