Weather in Inverness

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:45 am (GMT)

Now · overcast 51 °F

Feels like: 49 °F
Low / high: 49 / 59 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 4 mph S

↗ 30.19 inHg · rising

Today in Inverness: overcast, 49 °F to 59 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south (4 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 48 °F to 59 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 59 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (16%).

Measured now at the airport

Inverness (EGPE), 7.5 mi away · 25 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature50 °F

Wind5 mph from the southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

59° 49°
Today
59° 48°
Fri 30
55° 51°
Sat 31
52° 40°
Sun 1
52° 40°
Mon 2
53° 38°
Tue 3
48° 37°
Wed 4
47° 36°
Thu 5
44° 34°
Fri 6
43° 33°
Sat 7
39° 34°
Sun 8
41° 35°
Mon 9
45° 41°
Tue 10
49° 39°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	49 / 59 °F	0%	11 mph SSW	0.7 ft	1:21 am · 1:45 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	48 / 59 °F	1% · 0.00 in	10 mph SSW	0.7 ft	2:13 am · 2:35 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light rain	51 / 55 °F	16% · 0.34 in	8 mph WNW	0.5 ft	3:10 am · 3:30 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Fog	40 / 52 °F	8%	6 mph SW	0.1 ft	4:10 am · 4:30 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Fog	40 / 52 °F	2%	5 mph SSW	0.2 ft	5:16 am · 5:35 pm	ICON-EU
Tue 3	Light drizzle	38 / 53 °F	4% · 0.01 in	6 mph SW	0.1 ft	6:28 am · 6:44 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	37 / 48 °F	0%	6 mph SW	0.1 ft	7:45 am · 7:55 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	36 / 47 °F	2%	3 mph SW	0.1 ft	8:52 am · 8:58 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	34 / 44 °F	5%	4 mph SW	0.1 ft	9:43 am · 9:51 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	33 / 43 °F	9%	4 mph SW	—	10:27 am · 10:38 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	34 / 39 °F	17%	2 mph W	—	11:06 am · 11:21 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	35 / 41 °F	18% · 0.07 in	3 mph NW	—	11:44 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	41 / 45 °F	29%	2 mph W	—	12:02 am · 12:19 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	39 / 49 °F	29% · 0.02 in	4 mph NE	—	12:42 am · 12:54 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Tuesday 3 1:00 am; 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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy
Temperature	52°	52°	51°	52°	58°	58°	52°	49°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	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)	11 SSW	10 SSW	6 SSW	3 S	4 SSW	6 SSW	4 S	2 SE
Humidity	81%	83%	84%	83%	71%	68%	81%	86%
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?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Saturday 31: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

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	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	58°	59°	59°	52°	53°	53°	48°
AIFS	57°	58°	56°	50°	50°	46°	46°
GFS	58°	58°	57°	52°	53°	50°	51°
ICON	60°	60°	55°	52°	52°	47°	50°
ARPEGE	58°	59°	57°	52°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	59°	59°	55°	52°	52°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.01 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0.14 in	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0.00 in	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0.01 in	0.34 in	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0.02 in	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0.00 in	0.34 in	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	low	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1022	1122	1019	621	622	611	612
AIFS	12	9	6	5	5	3	3
GFS	1122	816	915	914	914	55	55
ICON	1119	917	713	611	69	46	47
ARPEGE	1523	1727	1524	1013	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1116	1016	814	69	59	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	1%	16%	8%	2%	4%	0%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	72%	13%	0%	0%	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 and a bit drier.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal −0.7 °F	Below −86%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	41° / 36°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	40° / 36°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal	39° / 35°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal
February	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal
March	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal

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).

Inverness climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Inverness is from July to August: highs of 65 °F, about 14 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.

45° 34°

JanJ
46° 34°

FebF
49° 36°

MarM
54° 39°

AprA
58° 42°

MayM
62° 47°

JunJ
65° 51°

JulJ
65° 50°

AugA
62° 47°

SepS
55° 42°

OctO
49° 37°

NovN
44° 33°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	45°	34°	3.81 in	13	1.0	44°	0.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	34°	2.92 in	11	2.2	43°	0.7 ft
MarchMar	49°	36°	3.06 in	11	3.4	43°	0.7 ft
AprilApr	54°	39°	2.09 in	11	5.2	45°	0.6 ft
MayMay	58°	42°	2.36 in	12	6.3	49°	0.6 ft
JuneJun	62°	47°	2.74 in	13	5.0	54°	0.5 ft
JulyJul	65°	51°	2.72 in	14	4.7	57°	0.5 ft
AugustAug	65°	50°	3.40 in	13	4.2	58°	0.5 ft
SeptemberSep	62°	47°	3.00 in	12	4.0	56°	0.6 ft
OctoberOct	55°	42°	3.94 in	14	2.1	53°	0.6 ft
NovemberNov	49°	37°	3.73 in	13	1.4	50°	0.6 ft
DecemberDec	44°	33°	3.81 in	13	0.8	47°	0.7 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	44°	0.7 ft
Feb	43°	0.7 ft
Mar	43°	0.7 ft
Apr	45°	0.6 ft
May	49°	0.6 ft
Jun	54°	0.5 ft
Jul	57°	0.5 ft
Aug	58°	0.5 ft
Sep	56°	0.6 ft
Oct	53°	0.6 ft
Nov	50°	0.6 ft
Dec	47°	0.7 ft

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

A normal year brings 37.58 in of rain on about 149 days and about 1,200 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

Now51 °Ffeels like 49 °F

Tomorrow48 / 59 °F

It's 51 °F now (feels like 49 °F). Today, 49 °F to 59 °F; tomorrow, 48 °F to 59 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 1% 0.00 in
Sat 31 16% 0.34 in
Sun 1 8%
Mon 2 2%
Tue 3 4% 0.01 in
Wed 4 0%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 16% and 0.34 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.48 in; last 7 days, 1.89 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point46 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 46 °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

Now19 migood

Clouds94%

Visibility is good now (19 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 peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · Sun 1: 1

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

29.8030.0030.2030.40 30.41

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.22 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 20

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
Wed 28	Heavy drizzle	46 / 55 °F	0.22 in	14 mph SW
Tue 27	Drizzle	45 / 57 °F	0.35 in	23 mph SW
Mon 26	Light drizzle	43 / 56 °F	0.09 in	13 mph SSW
Sun 25	Light rain	44 / 48 °F	0.67 in	26 mph WSW
Sat 24	Rain	35 / 46 °F	0.74 in	18 mph S
Fri 23	Overcast	37 / 48 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Thu 22	Heavy drizzle	41 / 51 °F	0.22 in	13 mph WSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	46 / 50 °F	0.31 in	6 mph SE
Tue 20	Overcast	49 / 56 °F	0	5 mph ENE
Mon 19	Overcast	37 / 54 °F	0	5 mph SW
Sun 18	Mainly clear	37 / 54 °F	0	6 mph SW
Sat 17	Overcast	37 / 53 °F	0	6 mph SW
Fri 16	Mainly clear	42 / 53 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Thu 15	Drizzle	47 / 54 °F	0.09 in	14 mph SW
Wed 14	Heavy drizzle	47 / 60 °F	0.25 in	17 mph SSW
Tue 13	Light rain	47 / 61 °F	0.37 in	17 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	44 / 59 °F	0.01 in	6 mph S
Sun 11	Overcast	43 / 56 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Sat 10	Light rain	46 / 51 °F	0.49 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 9	Heavy drizzle	46 / 55 °F	0.20 in	13 mph WSW
Thu 8	Drizzle	42 / 53 °F	0.11 in	7 mph SW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	43 / 53 °F	0.06 in	8 mph WSW
Tue 6	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	0	9 mph SW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	51 / 61 °F	0.01 in	16 mph SW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	54 / 63 °F	0.12 in	15 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	48 / 60 °F	0	14 mph SW
Fri 2	Light rain	53 / 64 °F	0.18 in	16 mph SSW
Thu 1	Overcast	51 / 60 °F	0	12 mph SSW
Wed 30	Light rain	57 / 66 °F	0.28 in	12 mph SSE
Tue 29	Overcast	42 / 62 °F	0	11 mph E

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 InvernessQuestions

What's the weather like today in Inverness?

Overcast, from 49 °F to 59 °F, with a light breeze from the south (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Inverness?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 59 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.19 inHg and rising: +0.42 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Inverness?

The best time to visit Inverness is from July to August: highs of 65 °F, about 14 rainy days a month and 4 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Inverness in October?

In October, Inverness normally sees highs of 55 °F and lows of 42 °F, with about 14 rainy days (3.94 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 53 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Inverness?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 65 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 33 °F. The wettest is October (3.94 in) and the driest, April.

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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 1.7 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 7:45 am (local time).

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