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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 07:05; Sunset: 18:51. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 18:49. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 18:47. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to light showers in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:09; Sunset: 18:45. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 18:42. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 18:40. UV: Moderate;
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Sunday 4 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 18:38. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Sixpenny Handley
Today (28 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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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) | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
6
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WSW
6
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SW
4
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SW
4
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SW
4
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WSW
4
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WSW
4
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W
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 79% | 84% | 90% | 94% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 97% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (29 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% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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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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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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15°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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7
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8
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WNW
8
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NW
8
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
6
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NW
6
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NW
6
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NNW
7
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NNW
7
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NW
7
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NW
6
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NW
5
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WNW
6
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WNW
6
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WNW
6
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WNW
6
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WNW
5
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WNW
5
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W
6
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W
5
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W
4
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4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 90% | 85% | 79% | 70% | 59% | 56% | 51% | 48% | 48% | 50% | 59% | 68% | 73% | 77% | 81% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (30 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 | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 90% | 70% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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8°
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10°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
3
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W
3
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SSW
3
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SSE
5
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S
10
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S
14
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S
16
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SW
11
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WSW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | G | P | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 93% | 89% | 80% | 81% | 93% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (1 October 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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8°
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11°
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13°
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13°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
10
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W
9
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W
8
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WNW
9
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W
10
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WSW
9
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SW
6
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SW
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 94% | 93% | 81% | 61% | 61% | 80% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (2 October 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% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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6°
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9°
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12°
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12°
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10°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 5° | 5° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
5
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WNW
6
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WNW
6
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WNW
8
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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W
10
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WNW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 94% | 85% | 69% | 68% | 80% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (3 October 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% | 20% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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10°
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12°
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13°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
11
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WNW
12
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NW
12
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NW
13
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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W
10
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W
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 91% | 85% | 75% | 71% | 83% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (4 October 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% | 20% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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11°
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13°
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13°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
9
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10
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9
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10
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12
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12
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W
11
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W
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 93% | 84% | 74% | 75% | 85% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for England.
South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Cloud and rain at first, turning clearer and dry overnight.
This Evening and Tonight:
Generally quite cloudy to start with rain and showers pushing eastwards across the region. However, becoming mostly dry with clear spells through the evening and overnight. Turning chilly with a risk of fog in sheltered areas overnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Tuesday:
A largely dry day with plenty of sunny spells for much of the region. However, some coastal areas may see the odd shower at times. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Cloud and heavy rain spreading eastwards Wednesday and turning windy. Sunny spells with locally heavy showers on Thursday and Friday with lighter winds. Turning wet and windy again Friday afternoon.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled period, with plenty of showers and some occasional longer spells of rain across much of the country, the heaviest and most widespread areas likely in the west or northwest, and only limited drier interludes. Often windy, with a risk of gales at times (potentially severe), particularly around coastal regions and within areas of more significant rainfall. With time, northern parts of the UK may tend to become drier and more settled overall, with low pressure systems tending to track further south. Feeling cold, especially so where there is persistent rain and strong winds. Frost is possible at night in any calmer period, becoming increasingly likely for the northern half of the UK later in this period.
Updated:
A potential change in the weather is signalled around the middle of October. Whilst further rain and strong winds are likely at times, spells of fine and dry weather could become more widespread and long-lived. At night, these calmer conditions would allow frost and fog to form more readily. At this time of year, there is potential for fog to linger well into the daytime. Overall, temperatures probably recovering close to the seasonal average for mid-October.
Updated:
