Skomer Island (Pembrokeshire) weather

Headline:

Heavy rain and wind followed by sunshine and blustery showers.

Today:

Bright spells with showers, mostly light, to start. A band of heavy rain and strong wind will arrive in the northwest by mid-morning, moving southeastwards, with sunshine and heavy blustery showers to follow. Winds easing a little inland later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Scattered cloud and isolated showers, including heavier ones, will continue to drift into Wales in a north-westerly breeze, which will remain strong in coastal parts at times. Winds easing later. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Saturday:

A chilly, clear start. Mostly blue skies throughout the day, with patches of fair weather cloud bubbling up here and there. Feeling fairly warm in the sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudier on Sunday with rain and wind arriving Sunday evening. Drier with sunshine on Monday and a similar theme, though cloudier, on Tuesday. Mostly mild, but chilly at night initially.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 7 Oct 2022

This period is likely to be characterised by unsettled weather with showers and longer periods of rain for most areas. Largely a dry, cloudy Tuesday for all with the chance of patchy rain developing over the northwest later in the day. For the remainder of the period, further bands of rain are expected across the country with drier spells between them. Overall the west and northwest seeing the heaviest and most frequent rain, whilst the east will experience more dry sunny spells. Rain is likely to be accompanied by strong winds with a risk of gales in exposed regions of the northwest throughout. Temperatures generally near normal, with the occasional cooler night bringing the chance of mist and fog in places.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 6 Oct 2022

Changeable conditions are expected to continue throughout the period, with bands of rain and showers likely across most of the country. Temperatures are likely to remain near to normal overall throughout. However, there is an increasing chance of some more settled weather from late October, although it may also be accompanied by colder conditions with mist or fog and frost.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 6 Oct 2022