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UV index in Fort William today

Today's peak UV index in Fort William is 1 (low), around 1pm. That is low, so no sun protection is needed. Tomorrow's peak is 1 (low).

UV now1 (low)
Peak today1 (low)
Time of peakAround 1pm
Hours at 3 or above0
Sunrise07:40
Sunset18:33

UV index in Fort William by hour, next 7 days

Each square is one daylight hour and the number in it is the UV index for that hour. The numbers across the top are the hour of the day.

UV index for each daylight hour over the next 7 days
	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Today	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Sat 10 Oct	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sun 11 Oct	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Mon 12 Oct	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tue 13 Oct	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
Wed 14 Oct	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Thu 15 Oct	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1

Low (1 to 2)
Moderate (3 to 5)
High (6 to 7)
Very high (8 to 10)

Day by day

Day	Peak UV	Level	At 3 or above	Sunrise	Sunset
Today	1	low	None	07:40	18:33
Sat 10 Oct	1	low	None	07:42	18:31
Sun 11 Oct	2	low	None	07:44	18:28
Mon 12 Oct	0	low	None	07:46	18:26
Tue 13 Oct	2	low	None	07:48	18:23
Wed 14 Oct	1	low	None	07:50	18:20
Thu 15 Oct	2	low	None	07:53	18:18

What today's level means

Today's peak of 1 is in the low band. The guidance for that band is: no protection needed. The NHS advises protecting your skin whenever the index is 3 or higher, and notes that you can burn in the UK even when it is cloudy.

The UV index depends mostly on how high the sun is in the sky, so it peaks around the middle of the day and is far higher in summer than in winter. It is not the same as temperature. For the full scale and what it means for tanning and burning, see UV index in the UK: what the numbers mean.

UV tells you how strong the sun is, not whether it will be out. For that, see the sunshine forecast for Fort William.

UV index nearby

UV forecast for Fort William, Highland. Updated 9 October at 12:05. This is a forecast, not a measurement. Weather data by Open-Meteo.