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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 05:39; Sunset: 20:48. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 6 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to thunder in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:41; Sunset: 20:46. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 7 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 05:42; Sunset: 20:45. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 8 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:44; Sunset: 20:43. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 9 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to light showers by early evening. Sunrise: 05:45; Sunset: 20:41. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 10 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 05:47; Sunset: 20:39. UV: Moderate;
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Wednesday 11 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 05:48; Sunset: 20:37. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Sixpenny Handley
Today (5 August 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 80% | 20% | 90% | ≥95% | 90% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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6
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SSE
7
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8
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10
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12
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13
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14
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15
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SSE
14
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SSE
14
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14
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14
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SSW
13
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SSW
12
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SSW
11
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11
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SSW
10
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9
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9
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G | G | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 93% | 90% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 93% | 95% | 95% | 92% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Friday (6 August 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 30% | 50% | 60% | 40% | 60% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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9
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9
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10
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10
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10
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10
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11
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12
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14
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14
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16
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17
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17
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17
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18
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19
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18
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17
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16
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14
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13
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11
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10
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10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 85% | 81% | 77% | 73% | 70% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 78% | 80% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Saturday (7 August 2021)
| 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 | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SW
10
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9
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10
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10
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11
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12
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14
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12
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | M | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 93% | 93% | 88% | 80% | 73% | 82% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
Sunday (8 August 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 11° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
11
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11
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11
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WSW
14
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
12
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10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 90% | 72% | 66% | 68% | 77% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (9 August 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 30% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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14°
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17°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 12° | 12° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SW
10
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SW
9
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WSW
8
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WSW
11
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
10
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WSW
7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 12 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 95% | 77% | 66% | 67% | 72% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (10 August 2021)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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13°
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14°
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17°
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19°
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19°
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18°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
7
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WSW
6
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SW
7
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9
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11
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12
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10
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8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 96% | 96% | 80% | 72% | 72% | 78% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (11 August 2021)
| 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% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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14°
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17°
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19°
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19°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
7
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7
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SSW
8
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10
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11
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SSW
12
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SSW
10
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8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 95% | 84% | 72% | 69% | 74% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
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Forecast for HH:mm, EEE
Updated HH:mm (ZZZZ) on EEE dd MMM yyyy
South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Showers easing with persistent rain returning by dawn.
This Evening and Tonight:
Afternoon showers will clear through the evening leaving a dry night for many with some possible fog and mist patches developing. Rain will return with heavy outbreaks reaching Cornwall by dawn. Feeling milder overnight due to cloud cover. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Thursday:
Heavy outbreaks of rain will continue through the morning as a band of rain pushes eastward across the region. Accompanied by blustery winds, locally strong, particularly in coastal locations. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Persistent showers continuing through Friday and Saturday, locally heavy or torrential with thundery outbreaks and some hail possible. Winds becoming blustery and feeling cooler. Showers becoming more scattered on Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Sunny spells and showers for many areas at the start of this period, with most frequent showers probably in the north and west. By the middle of next week there is an increasing likelihood of thicker cloud bringing rain to northwestern areas, together with stronger winds. These more unsettled conditions are likely to spread slowly southeastwards through the latter part of next week. Beyond this it is likely to remain changeable; confidence is low in terms of detail, but most places will likely see showers or longer spells of rain, interspersed with some drier, more settled periods. Some strong winds are possible at times, especially in the northwest. Temperatures are most likely to be around average, perhaps warm in the east and southeast.
Updated:
Although confidence is very low through this period, a continuation of changeable conditions is most likely. Some more settled weather may develop, particularly towards the north and northeast of the UK. Temperatures are likely to be above average, with the potential for hotter weather later in the month with rainfall most likely below average.
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