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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:09; Sunset: 19:19. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 19:17. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 19:14. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to sunny by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 19:12. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 19:10. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 27 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:17; Sunset: 19:08. UV: Moderate;
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 19:06. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Mounts Bay - Little Hogus (Beach)
Today (22 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
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16°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 16° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
5
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WSW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 91% |
| UV | - | - |
Wednesday (23 September 2020)
| Time | 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 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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15°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
9
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WSW
8
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SW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
14
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NW
12
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NNW
14
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NNW
14
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NNW
12
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NNW
11
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NNW
12
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NNW
12
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NNW
11
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NNW
11
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NW
11
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NW
11
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NW
10
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WNW
12
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W
12
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W
10
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W
10
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WSW
10
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SW
11
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SW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | M | G | G | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | E | VG | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 88% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 86% | 81% | 73% | 67% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 61% | 64% | 69% | 72% | 76% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (24 September 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 70% | 70% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
20
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SW
24
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25
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24
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23
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23
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27
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29
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NW
29
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 44 |
| Visibility | VG | G | E | E | VG | VG | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 81% | 70% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 64% | 73% | 72% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Friday (25 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 30% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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11°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
29
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NNW
28
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NNW
27
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NNW
27
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NNW
26
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NNW
24
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NNW
20
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NNW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 28 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 72% | 73% | 63% | 56% | 56% | 64% | 64% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Saturday (26 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
17
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NW
15
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NNW
13
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NNE
11
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NE
15
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NNE
14
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NNE
13
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NNE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 65% | 68% | 76% | 76% | 72% | 70% | 75% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sunday (27 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
10
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N
9
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NNW
9
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W
10
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WSW
12
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WSW
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 79% | 81% | 83% | 73% | 68% | 71% | 84% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
15
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WSW
17
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WSW
17
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18
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19
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19
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18
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W
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 94% | 93% | 88% | 81% | 79% | 84% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Patchy rain this evening. A band of heavier rain tomorrow.
This Evening and Tonight:
A cloudy evening for most with outbreaks of showery rain which could be heavy at times. A more persistent band of rain, sometimes heavy, pushes into the west through the early hours. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Wednesday:
Rain affecting western areas to start, progressing eastwards through the morning. Drier and brighter conditions to follow with scattered showers. Feeling much cooler than recently. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
An unsettled and windy day on Thursday with widespread heavy, possibly thundery showers. Further showers on windward coasts on Friday. Dry on Saturday with sunny spells. Feeling cool throughout.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A brief period of drier weather on Sunday, though it will be cool with a ground frost possible even in the south. Into the start of next week, it is set to return to an unsettled picture. Generally windy weather coupled with showers and occasional longer spells of rain. The heaviest rain most likely in the north and northwest, which may also see gales at times. Although in the east and southeast, there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north as and when calmer spells of weather allow.
Updated:
Further into October, conditions are likely to remain unsettled for most. The most unsettled conditions being in southern areas. Generally windy with a chance of gales however the risk of gales reduces later in the period. Feeling cool throughout with a risk of overnight frost. Lighter winds means that morning fog patches may also become more prevalent towards mid-month.
Updated:
Nearest forecasts
- Penzance 0.6 miles
- Mounts Bay - Penzance (Beach) 0.8 miles
- Penzance 1.7 miles
- Penzance Youth Hostel 2.6 miles
- Perranuthnoe (Perran Sands) (Beach) 2.9 miles
- Trengwainton Garden 3.2 miles
- Rosudgeon 3.7 miles
- Carbis Bay Beach (Station) (Beach) 5.1 miles
- Praa Sands West (Beach) 5.2 miles
- Hayle 5.3 miles