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Today (17 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 53% | 51% | 50% | 51% | 53% | 60% | 68% | 70% | 74% | 76% |
| UV | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (18 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 85% | 74% | 65% | 56% | 51% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 46% | 48% | 52% | 65% | 70% | 73% | 76% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (19 September 2019)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 84% | 88% | 90% | 71% | 55% | 52% | 68% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Friday (20 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 10° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 91% | 91% | 74% | 56% | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Saturday (21 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 12° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 17° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 78% | 79% | 64% | 58% | 61% | 71% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sunday (22 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 17° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 7 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | M | M | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 90% | 93% | 89% | 77% | 68% | 77% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (23 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 50% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 94% | 95% | 83% | 70% | 77% | 87% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Sunshine today and over the coming days.
Today:
After a chilly start, most places will have a dry day with light winds and plenty of sunshine. Some early cloud in Cornwall and south Devon may linger into the afternoon over Penzance and the far west. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Tonight:
Southwest England will have another dry and clear night. Temperatures will drop low enough to cause a few mist patches but these will clear soon after sunrise. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Wednesday:
Wednesday will start off chilly but any early mist patches will soon clear and warm sunshine will dominate for the rest of the day. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
There will be more fine weather over the coming days with chilly nights and warm days. There is a chance that rain and stronger winds may arrive at the weekend.
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UK long range weather forecast
After a mostly fine start to the weekend, unsettled weather in the west will probably spread to eastwards to affect most areas on Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, which may be heavy at times. With this, winds will strengthen too with the risk of gales in the west and north and it will feel cooler here too. Thereafter, as we look ahead into the final week of September changeable weather is likely to dominate for many, with the northwest probably seeing the strongest winds and heaviest rain. In contrast, southeastern areas may see longer spells of drier and brighter weather, but with the chance of some rain too, although confidence in the forecast becomes low.
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Confidence in the forecast remains low through this period. However the most likely situation is for a northwest/southeast split. Northwestern areas will probably continue to see spells of wet and windy weather with occasional brighter and showery interludes. Temperatures will be on the cooler side here too. Meanwhile southeastern parts of the UK are more likely to see the best of the dry weather with daytime temperatures fairly warm for the time of year. However, overnight in the southeast it will turn chilly bringing an increased chance of mist, fog and rural frost.
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