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Unsettled conditions continue
More wind and rain after Storms Ciara and Dennis wreaked havoc across the UK.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 17:27. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 17:29. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to heavy rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 17:31. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 17:33. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 17:35. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 17:37. UV: Low;
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:07; Sunset: 17:39. UV: Low;
Today (19 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 30% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
9
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SSW
10
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SW
11
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SW
14
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SW
13
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Visibility | P | M | M | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (20 February 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 | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 60% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 30% | 60% | 50% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 2° | 1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
13
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SSW
14
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SSW
14
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SSW
14
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SSW
15
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SSW
15
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SSW
16
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SSW
17
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SSW
16
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SSW
17
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W
16
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W
15
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WNW
16
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WNW
15
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WNW
18
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W
19
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W
18
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W
17
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W
17
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W
16
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W
16
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W
16
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W
16
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M | M | M | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 83% | 71% | 62% | 63% | 66% | 68% | 70% | 70% | 71% | 71% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (21 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 80% | ≥95% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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5°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
14
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SW
11
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SW
13
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SW
17
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SW
18
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SW
18
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SSW
16
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SW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 23 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 36 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | G | G | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 75% | 78% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 79% | 83% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (22 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
21
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WSW
21
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WSW
20
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WSW
21
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W
22
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W
21
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WSW
18
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 81% | 75% | 73% | 68% | 70% | 73% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (23 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
13
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SW
11
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WSW
12
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WSW
13
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W
16
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W
16
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W
10
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SW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 81% | 77% | 80% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (24 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
8
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S
9
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S
12
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SSW
14
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SW
17
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SW
17
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WSW
16
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 82% | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (25 February 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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W
18
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W
18
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WSW
16
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WSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 81% | 78% | 68% | 68% | 73% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Severe flood warnings in force
for England.
North West England weather forecast
Headline:
Wet and windy weather persisting through the week.
This Evening and Tonight:
Wet and windy conditions will persist into the evening and overnight, with heavy rain across the hills. However, lower ground in the south will escape much of this rain. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Thursday:
After a wet and windy start, a mixture of bright skies and blustery showers will follow into the afternoon, with showers turning wintry over the hills. Showers easing overnight. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Staying unsettled on Friday and through the weekend with further wet and windy weather, interspersed with brief drier spells. Windy throughout with gales possible at times.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled and often windy conditions are expected to continue with areas of rain moving east across the UK interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Rain is likely to be heaviest across western and northwestern areas, especially over the hills, with the best of any more prolonged drier interludes in the south and east. Hail and thunder are also possible in the showery interludes with snow at times over northern hills. Temperatures will generally be around average, but above in the south. Some brief quieter, colder spells are also possible later in the period, especially in southern and eastern areas, these bringing some overnight frost and patchy fog in places. Elsewhere will continue to see spells of wet and windy weather.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest, with drier conditions expected in southern and eastern parts. It will perhaps become more generally settled by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, with any cold interludes fairly brief, but with the continued risk of overnight frosts.
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