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More extreme weather events with planetary warming
As the planet warms, the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall is expected to increase.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:48; Sunset: 21:50. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Tuesday 7 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 04:49; Sunset: 21:49. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:50; Sunset: 21:48. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:51; Sunset: 21:47. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 04:52; Sunset: 21:46. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 04:53; Sunset: 21:45. UV: High;
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Sunday 12 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 04:55; Sunset: 21:44. UV: High;
Seven day forecast for Distington
Today (6 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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14°
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15°
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14°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
17
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NW
17
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WNW
16
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WNW
16
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WNW
19
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WNW
18
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WNW
15
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WNW
16
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WNW
18
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WNW
15
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | E | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 69% | 63% | 66% | 65% | 63% | 64% | 65% | 61% | 64% | 66% | 67% | 69% | 71% |
| UV | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (7 July 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
13
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WNW
11
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W
11
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W
10
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W
10
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W
10
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W
10
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W
10
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W
10
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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SW
11
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WSW
12
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SW
11
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SW
10
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SW
9
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S
7
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S
6
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SE
4
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ESE
4
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E
5
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NE
6
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ENE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 77% | 78% | 79% | 83% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (8 July 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 | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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14°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
6
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ENE
6
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NE
7
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NE
8
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ENE
8
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NNW
6
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WSW
6
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W
6
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E
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 69% | 63% | 67% | 70% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
Thursday (9 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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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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16°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
5
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E
6
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E
4
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W
4
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WSW
5
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WSW
8
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WSW
8
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WNW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 89% | 85% | 77% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Friday (10 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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12°
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14°
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15°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
8
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NW
8
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NW
10
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NW
10
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WNW
11
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WNW
12
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WNW
13
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WNW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 84% | 82% | 71% | 62% | 59% | 64% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Saturday (11 July 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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11°
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12°
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14°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
9
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WNW
7
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WNW
7
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NW
8
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W
11
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W
11
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W
11
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W
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 87% | 82% | 69% | 61% | 60% | 65% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Sunday (12 July 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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11°
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12°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
6
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WNW
5
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WNW
4
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W
7
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 87% | 82% | 71% | 65% | 65% | 66% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for England.
North West England weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly dry with easing winds and sunny spells.
Today:
The odd shower at first will quickly die out, leaving a mostly dry but breezy morning. Sunny spells will develop through the afternoon as the cloud breaks, accompanied by easing winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Tonight:
After a dry and sunny evening with light winds, it will turn cloudier overnight with the odd spot of rain possible at times. Minimum temperature 10 °C.
Tuesday:
Rain, heavy at times, will arrive from the west through morning and linger through the afternoon. Feeling cool. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Wednesday and Thursday should see outbreaks of rain at times whilst Friday looks drier and brighter with sunny spells and just the odd shower.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Cloudy for many with showers, these heaviest in eastern parts where the winds may be stronger also. Becoming largely dry in western areas with some good spells of sunshine. Looking further ahead, a north/ south split across the UK seems most likely. Northern and northwestern areas are expected to see further spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds, with the possibility of these spreading to some other areas at times. Further south however, there should be more in the way of dry weather, though even here, there is still the possibility of some showers, or longer spells of rain. Temperatures are likely to be either around or on the warmer side of average, with the warmest conditions likely in the southeast.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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