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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Clear. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 18:54. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:05; Sunset: 18:52. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning. Sunrise: 07:07; Sunset: 18:49. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 18:47. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 18:45. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 18:43. UV: Low;
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 18:40. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Melksham
Today (27 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
5
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N
6
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N
7
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NNW
6
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NW
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 60% | 66% | 65% | 69% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (28 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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7°
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10°
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12°
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14°
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15°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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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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14°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
5
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NNW
5
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NNW
5
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NW
5
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NW
5
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WNW
3
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W
2
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WNW
2
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SSE
2
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S
2
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SSW
3
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SW
3
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WSW
5
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W
6
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W
8
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W
9
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W
8
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W
7
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WSW
6
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WSW
5
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WSW
5
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WSW
5
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WNW
8
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WNW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 95% | 96% | 92% | 87% | 78% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 76% | 80% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (29 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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11°
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9°
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13°
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16°
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16°
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13°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
6
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WNW
6
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NW
6
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W
3
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WNW
4
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WNW
6
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W
5
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WSW
4
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SSW
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 90% | 93% | 80% | 59% | 54% | 75% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (30 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 70% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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11°
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12°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
6
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SSE
8
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SSE
10
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S
12
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S
15
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SSW
14
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SW
10
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SW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | M | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 89% | 90% | 87% | 86% | 89% | 92% | 93% |
| 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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10°
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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) | 10° | 9° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
8
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WSW
7
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WSW
7
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WSW
9
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WSW
11
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SW
11
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SW
9
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SW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 93% | 85% | 73% | 70% | 80% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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8°
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8°
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10°
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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) | 7° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
9
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SW
9
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S
9
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S
10
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S
12
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S
12
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S
11
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S
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 92% | 84% | 71% | 72% | 83% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
13
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SW
13
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SSW
13
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SW
14
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SW
15
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SW
14
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SW
11
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 91% | 86% | 78% | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for England.
South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Clear and dry overnight, light rain towards sunrise.
This Evening and Tonight:
Clear and dry for most areas in the evening, then clouding over from the west overnight. Outbreaks of drizzly rain across the region are likely towards early morning. Another cold night with frost possible in rural areas. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Monday:
A cloudy start turning to brighter spells in the late afternoon, with outbreaks of light rain for a time. Calmer winds and warmer temperatures than recent days. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Mostly dry and sunny spells on Tuesday, though a few showers possible. Turning more unsettled through the middle of the week, with wet and windy weather at times.
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:
