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Today (22 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 80% | <5% | 30% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 15° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 81% | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (23 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 30% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | M | M | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 90% | 86% | 80% | 74% | 67% | 62% | 64% | 65% | 66% | 76% | 83% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (24 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 30% | 70% | 70% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | M | M | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 85% | 72% | 84% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (25 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 96% | 90% | 79% | 80% | 86% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (26 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 50% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | M | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 90% | 80% | 83% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (27 September 2019)
| 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% | 60% | 60% | 20% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 95% | 88% | 79% | 76% | 82% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (28 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 94% | 85% | 75% | 77% | 83% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
West Midlands weather forecast
Headline:
Showery rain today, heavy at times.
Today:
A band of showery rain will arrive through the morning, this could be heavy at times and may give the odd rumble of thunder. It will clear away northeastwards later on. Maximum temperature 21 °C.
Tonight:
It will be a largely dry night with some clear spells, but also patchy low cloud and fog in places. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Monday:
Monday morning will be mostly dry and fine with warm spells of sunshine, but cloud and rain will arrive from the southwest through the afternoon, along with a strengthening breeze. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Unsettled with spells of rain and showers, and limited brighter or sunny periods. Showers especially heavy on Tuesday . Often breezy, temperatures around normal.
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UK long range weather forecast
Rain and strong winds will spread eastwards across the UK on Thursday, with gales possible in the north and west. It will stay unsettled for the end of September, with a mixture of some sunny days, and cloudier days with more persistent rainfall. It is likely to be windy at times, with the potential for gales, particularly in the west and southwest. Temperatures will vary around normal, but in any drier spells, they may be warmer than average. Into the start of October, it is most likely that we will see a continuation of the changeable weather, although this is not certain yet. We could also see a return of more settled weather for the southeast, but still, in the northwest, it may remain unsettled, with wind and rain.
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Confidence in the forecast remains low through this period. However, early October may bring spells of fine and settled weather. This would bring bright days, but with the increasing risk of overnight mist, fog and some frost. Northern and western parts of the country may continue to see some rain at times, and this might spread across the rest of the country as we go through October. Temperatures are likely to be close to the average, but with settled weather, this will bring warmer days and cooler nights.
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