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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 18:47. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 18:44. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:14; Sunset: 18:42. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 18:39. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 4 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:17; Sunset: 18:37. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 5 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:19; Sunset: 18:35. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 6 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 18:32. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Free Town
Today (30 September 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 | ≥95% | 90% | ≥95% | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 80% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 50% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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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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12°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
10
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SSE
11
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SSE
12
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S
12
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SSE
12
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S
11
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S
10
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SSW
5
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S
4
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S
4
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S
5
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SSW
6
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SSW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Visibility | P | M | M | M | M | P | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 88% | 91% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (1 October 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 | 50% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 30% | 40% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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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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10°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
8
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W
10
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WNW
10
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WNW
9
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WNW
7
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WNW
6
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W
5
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W
4
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SW
4
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SW
4
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SW
6
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W
6
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SW
5
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SW
5
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SSW
4
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S
5
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SSE
4
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ESE
5
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ESE
6
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ESE
6
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E
7
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E
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 93% | 93% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 82% | 76% | 70% | 66% | 62% | 59% | 58% | 61% | 67% | 72% | 74% | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (2 October 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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11°
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13°
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13°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
8
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E
8
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ENE
11
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ENE
13
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NE
15
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NE
17
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NE
16
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NNE
14
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NNE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | M |
| Humidity | 79% | 80% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 68% | 72% | 82% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 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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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
11
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NNE
11
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N
12
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N
11
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NNE
11
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NNE
11
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NNE
10
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ENE
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 88% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (4 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 | 50% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
11
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NE
11
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NE
10
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NNE
11
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NNE
11
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NNE
9
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N
7
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N
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | M | G | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 90% | 91% | 89% | 80% | 84% | 89% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (5 October 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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9°
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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) | 9° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
6
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NNW
5
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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SW
8
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SW
8
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SSW
6
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SSW
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 95% | 91% | 83% | 78% | 86% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (6 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 | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
5
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SSE
5
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S
4
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S
5
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SW
6
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SW
6
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SW
5
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WSW
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 96% | 90% | 81% | 82% | 90% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for England.
North West England weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy with persistent rain throughout the day.
Today:
Rain, heavy and persistent at times, moving east across the region through the day, later clearing east towards evening leaving scattered showers. Strong and gusty winds, calming in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
Scattered showers, interspersed with clear spells, continue overnight. Given light winds, it will turn chilly where skies remain clear for any length of time. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Thursday:
A few showers over the region but largely dry, with most places seeing a fair amount of sunshine. In light winds it should feel fairly pleasant. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Mostly dry on Friday with some sunny spells, but becoming windier. Very unsettled over the weekend, with some heavy rain at times, accompanied by strong winds. Feeling chilly.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled picture is likely for this period, with all parts of the country seeing showery spells as well as times of more prolonged rainfall. However, southern and western areas are expected to see the worst of these conditions with the most frequent and heaviest rainfall. Drier and calmer conditions could be seen at times, but likely only for short interludes. Largely windy for most of the country during this period, with a risk of gales at times, particularly along western and southwestern coasts. Overall, it is likely to feel rather cold as temperatures look set to be around average or below. During any of the brief calmer interludes overnight frost is also possible in the North.
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:
