Weather in Isle of Barra

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:06 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 55 °F

Feels like: 50 °F
Low / high: 52 / 55 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.09 in
Wind: 14 mph SSW

↗ 30.07 inHg · rising

Today in Isle of Barra: light showers, 52 °F to 55 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.09 in) and a moderate breeze from the south-southwest (14 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 55 °F to 56 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 56 °F. Next likely rain: Friday 30 (73%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

55° 52°
Today
56° 55°
Thu 29
56° 53°
Fri 30
55° 50°
Sat 31
52° 49°
Sun 1
54° 49°
Mon 2
52° 51°
Tue 3
53° 51°
Wed 4
53° 51°
Thu 5
52° 50°
Fri 6
51° 49°
Sat 7
50° 48°
Sun 8
51° 49°
Mon 9
52° 50°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light showers	52 / 55 °F	100% · 0.09 in	30 mph WSW	16 ft	6:56 am · 7:17 pm	ICON-EU
Thu 29	Overcast	55 / 56 °F	0%	25 mph S	9.6 ft	7:37 am · 8:01 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	53 / 56 °F	73% · 0.14 in	28 mph S	10.0 ft	8:24 am · 8:52 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light rain	50 / 55 °F	48% · 0.14 in	11 mph NW	7.8 ft	9:20 am · 9:54 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	49 / 52 °F	2%	8 mph NW	6.4 ft	10:32 am · 11:16 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	49 / 54 °F	2%	11 mph SE	5.3 ft	12:02 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	51 / 52 °F	2%	15 mph SSW	5.8 ft	12:47 am · 1:27 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	51 / 53 °F	5% · 0.02 in	15 mph SSW	6.8 ft	2:06 am · 2:35 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	51 / 53 °F	14% · 0.00 in	18 mph S	5.1 ft	3:06 am · 3:29 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	50 / 52 °F	18%	19 mph SSE	4.3 ft	3:54 am · 4:14 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	49 / 51 °F	24%	17 mph SE	3.1 ft	4:35 am · 4:53 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	48 / 50 °F	34%	14 mph ESE	2.4 ft	5:11 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	49 / 51 °F	36%	13 mph E	2.4 ft	5:45 am · 6:02 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	50 / 52 °F	34%	15 mph E	2.8 ft	6:18 am · 6:33 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Monday 2 7:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 3:00 pm; then GFS.

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	Light rain	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	52°	53°	52°	53°	54°	55°	55°	55°
Chance of rain	100%	98%	65%	4%	2%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	19 SW	30 W	23 WSW	19 WSW	16 WSW	19 SW	15 SW	14 SW
Humidity	86%	86%	73%	81%	89%	87%	90%	89%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on wind today: take it with some caution.

What 6 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	55°	55°	56°	55°	53°	53°	52°
AIFS	55°	55°	57°	56°	52°	51°	52°
GFS	55°	55°	55°	53°	53°	54°	53°
ICON	55°	55°	55°	55°	52°	53°	53°
ARPEGE	54°	54°	55°	52°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	55°	56°	56°	55°	52°	—	—
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	0.10 in	0	0.26 in	0.48 in	0.01 in	0	0
AIFS	0.06 in	0	0.27 in	0.25 in	0	0	0
GFS	0.19 in	0	0.17 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0
ICON	0.13 in	0	0.13 in	0.15 in	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0.15 in	0	0.33 in	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.09 in	0	0.14 in	0.14 in	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	3344	2937	3342	1925	1436	1129	1529
AIFS	32	27	29	15	10	13	17
GFS	3945	3340	3748	1312	1314	910	1517
ICON	3051	2641	2946	1117	813	69	1015
ARPEGE	2340	2742	3250	69	—	—	—
ICON-EU	3051	2542	2847	1117	814	—	—
Confidence	medium	high	high	medium	high	medium	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	0%	73%	48%	2%	2%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	98%	0%	71%	55%	3%	3%	0%

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: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.1 °F	Below −76%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	51° / 49°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	50° / 49°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	50° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	49° / 47°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
January	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
February	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
March	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F

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.

Isle of Barra climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Isle of Barra is from June to August: highs of 58 °F to 61 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

46° 39°

JanJ
46° 38°

FebF
47° 39°

MarM
50° 41°

AprA
55° 44°

MayM
58° 49°

JunJ
60° 52°

JulJ
61° 52°

AugA
59° 50°

SepS
54° 47°

OctO
50° 43°

NovN
47° 40°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	46°	39°	5.96 in	20	0.6	48°	11 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	38°	4.79 in	16	2.2	47°	11 ft
MarchMar	47°	39°	4.17 in	15	3.3	46°	9.1 ft
AprilApr	50°	41°	3.26 in	11	5.5	47°	6.7 ft
MayMay	55°	44°	2.74 in	10	6.8	50°	5.8 ft
JuneJun	58°	49°	3.17 in	12	6.3	53°	4.6 ft
JulyJul	60°	52°	3.56 in	14	5.2	56°	4.5 ft
AugustAug	61°	52°	4.50 in	14	4.6	57°	5.2 ft
SeptemberSep	59°	50°	4.61 in	14	3.8	56°	7.2 ft
OctoberOct	54°	47°	6.22 in	18	2.2	54°	7.9 ft
NovemberNov	50°	43°	5.96 in	18	1.2	52°	9.3 ft
DecemberDec	47°	40°	6.30 in	19	0.6	50°	11 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	48°	11 ft
Feb	47°	11 ft
Mar	46°	9.1 ft
Apr	47°	6.7 ft
May	50°	5.8 ft
Jun	53°	4.6 ft
Jul	56°	4.5 ft
Aug	57°	5.2 ft
Sep	56°	7.2 ft
Oct	54°	7.9 ft
Nov	52°	9.3 ft
Dec	50°	11 ft

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

A normal year brings 55.22 in of rain on about 181 days and about 1,300 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

Now55 °Ffeels like 50 °F

Tomorrow55 / 56 °F

It's 55 °F now (feels like 50 °F). Today, 52 °F to 55 °F; tomorrow, 55 °F to 56 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.09 in
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 73% 0.14 in
Sat 31 48% 0.14 in
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 2%
Tue 3 2%

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.09 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 73% and 0.14 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.09 in; last 3 days, 0.82 in; last 7 days, 2.47 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point52 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 52 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Visibility and fog

Now12 migood

Clouds96%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

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

30.00 30.35

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.27 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 34

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

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	Light rain	51 / 55 °F	0.44 in	55 mph WSW
Mon 26	Light rain	50 / 58 °F	0.62 in	38 mph S
Sun 25	Heavy drizzle	50 / 51 °F	0.38 in	61 mph WNW
Sat 24	Rain	50 / 54 °F	0.88 in	53 mph SSW
Fri 23	Drizzle	47 / 51 °F	0.36 in	19 mph W
Thu 22	Light drizzle	49 / 53 °F	0.03 in	21 mph W
Wed 21	Light rain	50 / 54 °F	0.37 in	30 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	54 / 55 °F	0.03 in	28 mph SSE
Mon 19	Overcast	52 / 54 °F	0	24 mph S
Sun 18	Overcast	53 / 54 °F	0	21 mph SSW
Sat 17	Overcast	51 / 53 °F	0	14 mph WSW
Fri 16	Light drizzle	51 / 53 °F	0.08 in	21 mph NW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	53 / 55 °F	0.12 in	31 mph WSW
Wed 14	Light rain	55 / 58 °F	0.48 in	45 mph SSW
Tue 13	Heavy drizzle	52 / 59 °F	0.29 in	37 mph WSW
Mon 12	Drizzle	55 / 59 °F	0.35 in	34 mph SSE
Sun 11	Light drizzle	52 / 55 °F	0.02 in	25 mph SSE
Sat 10	Light drizzle	51 / 53 °F	0.20 in	40 mph WNW
Fri 9	Rain	52 / 56 °F	0.43 in	35 mph W
Thu 8	Rain	52 / 56 °F	0.37 in	32 mph SW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	51 / 53 °F	0.15 in	24 mph WNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	53 / 54 °F	0.04 in	17 mph W
Mon 5	Light drizzle	54 / 58 °F	0.04 in	31 mph WSW
Sun 4	Drizzle	56 / 58 °F	0.35 in	33 mph SW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	54 / 57 °F	0.02 in	29 mph SW
Fri 2	Light rain	54 / 57 °F	0.53 in	31 mph SSW
Thu 1	Drizzle	56 / 57 °F	0.15 in	33 mph SSW
Wed 30	Rain	58 / 60 °F	0.61 in	36 mph SSE
Tue 29	Drizzle	56 / 60 °F	0.06 in	38 mph SE
Mon 28	Light drizzle	55 / 57 °F	0.03 in	26 mph SSW

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 Isle of BarraQuestions

What's the weather like today in Isle of Barra?

Light showers, from 52 °F to 55 °F, with a moderate breeze from the south-southwest (14 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Isle of Barra?

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

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 49 °F and a high of 56 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.07 inHg and rising: +0.48 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Isle of Barra?

The best time to visit Isle of Barra is from June to August: highs of 58 °F to 61 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Isle of Barra in October?

In October, Isle of Barra normally sees highs of 54 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 18 rainy days (6.22 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 54 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Isle of Barra?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 61 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 38 °F. The wettest is December (6.30 in) and the driest, May.

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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 2.1 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 11:06 pm (local time).

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