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Wigan weather

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Friday (Friday 18 January 2019)
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Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
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Temperature (°C)
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Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
ESE 7 15 SE 8 17 SE 8 19 SE 9 20 SE 9 20 ESE 9 20 SE 10 22 SE 11 23 SE 12 24 SE 12 25 SE 13 26 SE 14 28 SE 14 27 SE 13 26 SE 13 25 SE 12 24 SE 12 24 SE 12 23 SE 11 22 SE 11 22
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G G G G G G G G G G G M M M G G G VG VG VG
Humidity
84% 80% 77% 76% 75% 74% 70% 70% 71% 75% 82% 90% 90% 94% 91% 90% 91% 91% 90% 91%
UV index
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:16 Sunset: 16:26 Moon phase: Waxing gibbous Air pollution: 2
Saturday (Saturday 19 January 2019)
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Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 20% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% <5%
Temperature (°C)
3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 °
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Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
SE 11 21 SE 10 20 SE 10 20 SE 10 19 SE 9 19 ESE 9 18 ESE 9 18 ESE 9 18 ESE 8 17 ESE 9 17 ESE 8 17 ESE 9 17 ESE 9 17 ESE 9 17 ESE 9 17 ESE 8 16 E 8 15 E 7 15 E 7 15 E 7 14 E 6 14 E 6 13 E 6 12 E 5 11
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
VG VG VG VG G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
Humidity
91% 92% 92% 92% 91% 92% 91% 91% 91% 90% 91% 89% 88% 87% 87% 87% 87% 88% 87% 88% 87% 88% 88% 88%
UV index
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:15 Sunset: 16:28 Moon phase: Full Air pollution: 2
Sunday (Sunday 20 January 2019)
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Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Clear night
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% <5%
Temperature (°C)
3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 2 ° 4 ° 5 ° 4 ° 3 °
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1 ° 2 ° 1 ° 1 ° 3 ° 3 ° 1 ° 0 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
ENE 5 11 NE 3 8 NNE 3 6 E 3 5 WNW 4 9 NW 7 13 NW 7 14 NNW 8 16
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G G G G VG VG G VG
Humidity
88% 90% 91% 93% 86% 83% 87% 87%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:14 Sunset: 16:30 Moon phase: Full Air pollution: 2
Monday (Monday 21 January 2019)
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Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
<5% <5% <5% <5% 10% 10% 10% 50%
Temperature (°C)
2 ° 0 ° -1 ° -2 ° 2 ° 4 ° 3 ° 3 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
-1 ° -3 ° -3 ° -4 ° 0 ° 1 ° -1 ° -2 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
NNW 6 11 NNW 5 9 N 3 5 S 4 7 S 5 11 S 7 14 S 10 19 S 13 25
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
VG VG G M VG VG VG G
Humidity
90% 92% 94% 94% 87% 83% 85% 85%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:13 Sunset: 16:32 Moon phase: Full Air pollution: 2
Tuesday (Tuesday 22 January 2019)
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Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
60% 80% 50% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10%
Temperature (°C)
3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 4 ° 4 ° 3 ° 2 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
-2 ° -2 ° -1 ° -1 ° 1 ° 1 ° 0 ° -1 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
S 13 26 SW 11 22 WSW 10 19 WSW 8 16 W 9 18 NNW 8 16 W 7 13 N 6 12
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
M M G G G VG G G
Humidity
88% 91% 89% 88% 85% 82% 87% 88%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:12 Sunset: 16:34 Moon phase: Waning gibbous Air pollution: 2
Wednesday (Wednesday 23 January 2019)
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Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Temperature (°C)
1 ° 1 ° 0 ° 1 ° 3 ° 3 ° 2 ° 2 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
-1 ° -2 ° -2 ° -2 ° 1 ° 1 ° -1 ° -1 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
E 6 10 NE 5 10 WNW 5 10 ENE 5 10 SW 7 14 E 7 14 ENE 7 13 NNE 7 13
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G G G G G VG G G
Humidity
90% 92% 92% 92% 84% 83% 89% 90%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:10 Sunset: 16:35 Moon phase: Waning gibbous
Thursday (Thursday 24 January 2019)
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Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Temperature (°C)
1 ° 1 ° 1 ° 1 ° 3 ° 3 ° 2 ° 1 °
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-2 ° -2 ° -2 ° -2 ° 0 ° 0 ° -1 ° -3 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
ENE 7 13 E 7 14 E 8 15 E 8 15 E 9 18 ENE 9 17 ENE 9 16 NNE 10 16
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G G G G VG VG VG VG
Humidity
89% 89% 89% 86% 80% 79% 84% 82%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:09 Sunset: 16:37 Moon phase: Waning gibbous
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Tiree Cloudy 56.497 -6.887
Birmingham Cloudy 52.486 -1.889
Glasgow Partly cloudy night 55.864 -4.25
Manchester Cloudy 53.479 -2.247
Brighton Cloudy 50.822 -0.136
Dover Cloudy 51.126 1.318
Exeter Cloudy 50.718 -3.533
Lincoln Cloudy 53.23 -0.539
Norwich Partly cloudy night 52.63 1.299
Peterborough Partly cloudy night 52.569 -0.239
Swindon Cloudy 51.556 -1.778
York Partly cloudy night 53.962 -1.079
Aberdeen Partly cloudy night 57.15 -2.093
Pembroke Heavy rain 51.673 -4.908
Ullapool Partly cloudy night 57.896 -5.16
Inverness Partly cloudy night 57.478 -4.223
Kendal Cloudy 54.328 -2.745
Londonderry (Derry) Overcast 54.995 -7.323
Newtown (Powys) Cloudy 52.512 -3.312
Fort William Cloudy 56.82 -5.104
Belfast Cloudy 54.596 -5.93
Caernarfon Partly cloudy night 53.139 -4.273
Camborne Heavy shower night 50.212 -5.294
Cardiff Cloudy 51.481 -3.178
Dumfries Partly cloudy night 55.071 -3.604
Edinburgh Partly cloudy night 55.953 -3.187
Lerwick Clear night 60.154 -1.143
London Cloudy 51.508 -0.125
Newcastle Upon Tyne Cloudy 54.978 -1.616
Pitlochry Partly cloudy night 56.705 -3.728
Southampton Cloudy 50.909 -1.403
Stornoway Cloudy 58.211 -6.384
Wick (Highland) Partly cloudy night 58.439 -3.092
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Regional Forecast for North West England

Headline:

The cold spell will continue over the next few days.

Today:

After a bright start and a sharp frost, cloud will thicken during the morning bringing rain or sleet by the afternoon. Snow will fall mainly on high ground. It will feel chilly in a brisk breeze. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

Northwest England will be cloudy, breezy and cold with patchy rain, and further snow on high ground which may leave a covering of snow on the hills. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Saturday:

After a frosty start, parts of Cumbria will be cold and bright. Cloud and showers are likely further south, falling mainly as rain, but with further snow on high ground. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

After morning frost, Sunday's patchy rain and hill snow will be followed by cold and bright weather on Monday. Heavy rain, gales and some snow are likely from Monday night.

Updated: 01:18 on Fri 18 Jan 2019 GMT

UK forecast for the next 5 days

Headline:

A cold spell, with patchy ice and snow.

Today:

A sharp frost, with icy patches in eastern England, will be followed by a cold and bright day in the north and east. Cloud, rain and hill snow will spread from the west. Snow may briefly fall at low levels.

Tonight:

Northern Scotland will be frosty and clear. It will be cloudy elsewhere with rain, sleet and perhaps a little patchy snow. Heavy showers are expected in the southwest.

Saturday:

Scotland will be cold and dry. Rain or showers are likely elsewhere, some heavy in the southwest. These will mostly fall as rain, but snow is likely in northern England.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

After early frost, rain and hill snow will cross the UK later on Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday heavier rain, gales and some snow will probably move southeastwards from Scotland.

Updated: 01:17 on Fri 18 Jan 2019 GMT

Outlook for the UK over the next 6-30 days

UK Outlook for Tuesday 22 Jan 2019 to Thursday 31 Jan 2019:

Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow for many areas on Tuesday with a chance of snow to low levels but the details of this are currently uncertain. Strong winds are also possible in the southwest. Showery conditions will follow although some brighter weather is also possible later in the week. Thereafter, remaining cold and possibly turning very cold, accentuated by brisk winds which will last through until the end of January. Frontal zones may arrive from the northwest at times bringing spells of rain, sleet and snow. However, some drier and brighter interludes are still likely and these will bring overnight frosts, which will be widespread and locally severe, especially in any longer clear spells.

UK Outlook for Friday 1 Feb 2019 to Friday 15 Feb 2019:

Cold and sometimes very cold weather will continue as we head through the first half of February. It is likely to remain changeable too, especially at first, bringing strong winds and spells of rain which will turn to snow at times. Snow especially over higher ground but there is a greater risk to lower levels too with the cold air in place. Some drier and brighter periods are possible as well, perhaps becoming focused across the northwest with time. Occasional milder and wetter interludes may intersperse the generally cold conditions, these most likely in the south but also posing a more significant risk of snow.

Updated: 01:17 on Fri 18 Jan 2019 GMT

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Altitude
32 m above mean sea level

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