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More rain and snow on the way
After a brief respite another spell of potentially disruptive weather is on the way for parts of the UK.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:23; Sunset: 16:49. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:22; Sunset: 16:51. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 08:20; Sunset: 16:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:18; Sunset: 16:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 08:17; Sunset: 16:57. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 08:15; Sunset: 16:59. UV: Low;
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Monday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:13; Sunset: 17:01. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Helens Bay
Today (26 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 60% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
13
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WSW
10
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SW
15
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SW
13
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SSW
15
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SSW
14
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SSW
12
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 99% | 98% | 100% | 100% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 93% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (27 January 2021)
| 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
12
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SW
11
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SW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
12
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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SSW
9
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S
8
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S
8
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ESE
7
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ESE
9
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ESE
11
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ESE
12
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ESE
15
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 94% | 95% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (28 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
20
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ESE
21
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ESE
21
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ESE
18
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SE
15
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SE
12
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SE
12
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ESE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Visibility | P | P | P | M | M | M | M | P |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 96% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (29 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
13
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S
15
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NW
16
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NNE
15
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NE
16
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NE
16
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E
18
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ENE
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 87% | 83% | 84% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (30 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
19
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ENE
19
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ENE
19
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NE
17
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NE
17
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NE
15
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NNE
14
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ESE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 69% | 68% | 78% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
13
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S
14
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SSE
17
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SSE
18
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SSE
21
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SSE
21
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SSE
22
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SSE
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 80% | 81% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 86% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 February 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 60% | 50% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
18
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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SW
17
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S
16
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SW
17
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S
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Northern Ireland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry with clear or sunny spells.
This Evening and Tonight:
Any patchy rain soon dying out this evening to leave the rest of the night dry with clear spells developing. Mainly light winds with a risk of a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Wednesday:
A bright morning with some sunny spells but cloud increasing through the afternoon with outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain spreading northeast during the evening. Freshening southeasterly winds Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Cloudy and wet on Thursday, with rain heavy at times, this clears southwards Friday morning but cloud lingering into the afternoon. Dry with sunny spells on Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
After a very cold but bright start to Sunday, rain will move in from the west later. Going into next week, unsettled conditions look likely to dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder temperatures to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder temperatures and wintry outbreaks.
Updated:
Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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