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Preston weather

  • Sunny intervals 8 °C

    6 °C

  • Light shower day 8 °C

    6 °C

  • Light rain 10 °C

    7 °C

  • Light shower day 9 °C

    7 °C

  • Heavy rain 10 °C

    6 °C

  • Cloudy 8 °C

    3 °C

  • Cloudy 7 °C

    3 °C

Wednesday (Wednesday 19 December 2018)
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Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Cloudy Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
<5% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5% 20% 80% 90% 50% 60% 40% 40%
Temperature (°C)
6 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 6 ° 6 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 5 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 3 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
S 7 18 S 10 20 S 10 20 SSE 11 22 SSE 11 24 SSE 12 26 SSE 13 28 SSE 14 28 S 13 26 S 12 24 S 12 24 S 11 22 S 11 22
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
M M G G G G G G G G G VG G
Humidity
89% 87% 84% 84% 86% 86% 85% 86% 88% 88% 89% 90% 90%
UV index
1 1 1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:25 Sunset: 15:51 Moon phase: Waxing gibbous Air pollution: 2
Thursday (Thursday 20 December 2018)
00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
40% 40% 20% 50% 50% 50% 50% 30% 50% 40% 10% 10% 40% 40% 40% 60% 50% 40% 30% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Temperature (°C)
6 ° 6 ° 6 ° 6 ° 6 ° 6 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 8 ° 8 ° 8 ° 8 ° 8 ° 8 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
3 ° 3 ° 3 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 5 ° 4 ° 4 ° 4 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
S 10 21 S 9 20 S 9 19 S 9 19 S 9 18 SSW 8 18 SW 8 17 SW 9 18 WSW 10 21 WSW 11 24 WSW 12 25 WSW 12 25 WSW 13 26 WSW 13 26 WSW 13 26 WSW 13 26 WSW 12 25 WSW 12 25 SW 11 23 SW 11 23 SW 10 21 SW 9 20 SSW 9 19 S 9 19
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
VG VG G G G G G G G G G G G G G M G G G G VG VG G G
Humidity
90% 91% 91% 90% 91% 91% 91% 92% 91% 90% 89% 87% 85% 86% 86% 87% 88% 87% 86% 87% 87% 87% 88% 89%
UV index
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:26 Sunset: 15:51 Moon phase: Waxing gibbous Air pollution: 2
Friday (Friday 21 December 2018)
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
80% 90% ≥95% 90% 50% 50% 50% 60%
Temperature (°C)
7 ° 6 ° 7 ° 8 ° 9 ° 9 ° 8 ° 8 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
4 ° 4 ° 4 ° 5 ° 5 ° 6 ° 5 ° 6 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
S 9 18 SE 8 16 ESE 10 19 S 13 25 WSW 21 41 W 18 35 WSW 13 25 SW 10 18
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G M M M VG VG M G
Humidity
89% 93% 93% 90% 84% 79% 88% 90%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:26 Sunset: 15:51 Moon phase: Full Air pollution: 2
Saturday (Saturday 22 December 2018)
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
60% 40% 20% 30% 30% 10% 10% 10%
Temperature (°C)
8 ° 8 ° 8 ° 8 ° 9 ° 9 ° 8 ° 8 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 5 ° 6 ° 6 ° 5 ° 5 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
W 13 23 W 16 29 W 15 28 W 14 27 WSW 15 29 WSW 10 20 SW 10 18 SSW 8 15
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G VG G G VG VG VG M
Humidity
91% 87% 88% 88% 85% 86% 89% 92%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:27 Sunset: 15:52 Moon phase: Full Air pollution: 3
Sunday (Sunday 23 December 2018)
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy
50% 80% 90% 90% 90% 50% 20% 20%
Temperature (°C)
8 ° 9 ° 9 ° 9 ° 10 ° 10 ° 9 ° 8 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
6 ° 6 ° 7 ° 7 ° 7 ° 8 ° 8 ° 7 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
S 9 16 S 10 18 S 10 20 SSW 9 18 SW 10 19 WSW 8 16 WSW 6 11 SW 5 10
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
M P P M M G G M
Humidity
92% 93% 94% 94% 93% 95% 96% 96%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:27 Sunset: 15:52 Moon phase: Full Air pollution: 2
Monday (Monday 24 December 2018)
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
20% 20% 20% 10% 20% 20% 10% 20%
Temperature (°C)
8 ° 8 ° 7 ° 6 ° 8 ° 7 ° 5 ° 4 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
7 ° 6 ° 5 ° 4 ° 6 ° 5 ° 3 ° 2 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
S 5 12 SSW 7 13 SSW 7 13 S 5 9 N 6 12 N 6 12 SW 6 11 WSW 7 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
96% 94% 94% 94% 90% 91% 93% 94%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:28 Sunset: 15:53 Moon phase: Full
Tuesday (Tuesday 25 December 2018)
00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Warnings
Weather warnings may have been issued
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
20% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
Temperature (°C)
5 ° 4 ° 4 ° 5 ° 6 ° 6 ° 5 ° 5 °
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Feels like temperature (°C)
3 ° 3 ° 2 ° 3 ° 5 ° 4 ° 3 ° 3 °
Wind direction, speed & gust (mph)
WSW 6 10 SE 5 10 SSE 6 10 S 6 11 SSW 6 12 S 6 12 SSE 6 12 S 7 13
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor)
G M M M M M M M
Humidity
95% 95% 96% 95% 94% 94% 95% 94%
UV index
1 1 1
Sunrise: 08:28 Sunset: 15:54 Moon phase: Waning gibbous
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Manchester Sunny intervals 53.479 -2.247
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Dover Heavy shower day 51.126 1.318
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Norwich Light rain 52.63 1.299
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York Sunny intervals 53.962 -1.079
Aberdeen Sunny day 57.15 -2.093
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Inverness Sunny intervals 57.478 -4.223
Kendal Sunny intervals 54.328 -2.745
Londonderry (Derry) Cloudy 54.995 -7.323
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Belfast Sunny intervals 54.596 -5.93
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Wick (Highland) Sunny day 58.439 -3.092
  • Regional
  • UK 5 days
  • UK 6-30 days

Regional Forecast for North West England

Headline:

Sunny spells. Showers later in the day.

Today:

There will be some sunshine across the region this morning. In the afternoon, it will become increasingly cloudy and breezy and showers will become more widespread. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

Blustery and sometimes heavy showers will continue during the first part of the night but start to ease by morning. Any fog will be confined to the mountain tops. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Thursday:

Sunshine will be interrupted by frequent, heavy and perhaps thundery showers in Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside. The showers will be fewer and less heavy in Cheshire and Manchester. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Heavy rain and strong winds early on Friday will clear to leave brighter mainly dry weather for the rest of Friday and Saturday. However, more rain is likely on Sunday.

Updated: 00:44 on Wed 19 Dec 2018 GMT

UK forecast for the next 5 days

Headline:

Heavy showers, especially in the west and near southern coasts.

Today:

Morning sunshine will be interrupted by frequent showers in the south. With time, the showers will focus on western areas and southern coasts but become heavy, blustery and perhaps thundery, leaving eastern parts with the best of the afternoon sunshine.

Tonight:

Heavy and blustery showers will affect most areas during the first part of the night but they will pull back to southern and western coasts by morning.

Thursday:

Early frost in northern Scotland will be followed by sunshine and showers across the UK. The heaviest and most frequent showers will affect Northern Ireland, western Scotland and northwest England.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Heavy rain and strong winds will sweep from southwest to northeast on Friday morning, leaving brighter drier weather by Saturday. More rain is likely on Sunday everywhere except northern Scotland.

Updated: 00:40 on Wed 19 Dec 2018 GMT

Outlook for the UK over the next 6-30 days

UK Outlook for Monday 24 Dec 2018 to Wednesday 2 Jan 2019:

There is low confidence in the forecast as we head into the Christmas period. However, central and western areas are more likely to see cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain on Christmas Eve, whilst it will most likely be drier and brighter elsewhere. Meanwhile, many will most likely see a mild day on Christmas Day itself, with increasing amounts of dry weather. Thereafter, as we continue towards the end of the year, southern parts will probably see a good deal of dry weather, although with this settled weather comes an increased risk of overnight fog and frost. Northern parts, meanwhile, look set to see more changeable weather, with showers or longer spells of rain at times.

UK Outlook for Thursday 3 Jan 2019 to Thursday 17 Jan 2019:

The beginning of this period most likely brings further dry weather in the south but showers and longer spells of rain in the north. However, the unsettled weather may extend to all parts for a time in early January. There is low confidence in the forecast thereafter, although we will most probably see a colder and drier period with the potential for easterly winds and a chance of some wintry weather for parts of the UK. We may also see occasional frontal systems try to make inroads, bringing the chance of further wintry weather in the west. However, despite this potential shift to colder weather, wet, windy and mild weather may still be possible at times.

Updated: 00:40 on Wed 19 Dec 2018 GMT

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Preston

Location
53.763, -2.702
Altitude
30 m above mean sea level

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