The Skye Guide - Web Links

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There are no towns or cities on Skye.
The island's capital, Portree, is known as 'the village'.
Elsewhere there are townships, communities or settlements.

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Roadworks in Glen Varragill

Phase 3 of the roadworks in Glen Varragill is under way, right in time for the start of the visitor season. There will be disruption until mid-July.
Allow some extra time when driving between Sligachan and Portree.

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Weather, tides and the like

Links to some places that just might have an idea of what the sea and sky are likely to be doing...

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	UK Synoptic Chart The Met Office forecast chart for tomorrow
	Mountain Weather Information Service By far the most reliable three day forecast for hillwalking on Skye. Select 'North West Highlands of Scotland' to download a PDF of the forecast.
	BBC Weather Guess The BBC forecast for Skye. Sometimes it is correct...
	Met Office Mountain Forecast for the West Highlands Wide area forecast for the mountains - with outlook.
	Tide Times for Portree Seven day forecast for Portree. Other nearby ports can be selected - Uig Bay, Loch Harport, Loch Dunvegan, Camus Nan Gall (Soay), Glenelg Bay, Broadford Bay and Loch A' Bhraige. Don't forget to adjust one hour for BST in the summer.
	Aurora Watch This site predicts the likelihood of being able to witness the Aurora Borealis - The Northern Lights
	Midge Forecast Select Portree to find the threat level from Skye midges.

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