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Today

24° 15°

Cloudy.

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 17:47

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Mon Monday

17° 13°

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 17:47

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Tue Tuesday

19° 9°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 07:40

Sunset: 17:46

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Wed Wednesday

20° 12°

Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 07:41

Sunset: 17:46

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Thu Thursday

18° 12°

Cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.

Sunrise: 07:41

Sunset: 17:46

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Fri Friday

19° 10°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 07:42

Sunset: 17:45

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Sat Saturday

17° 11°

Mist changing to cloudy by late morning.

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 17:45

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                        Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:39
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:47
                                    
                                                L
                                            
                                                UV

                        Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:41
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:46
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Cloudy changing to clear by nighttime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:41
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:46
                                    
                                                L
                                            
                                                UV

                        Mist changing to cloudy by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:43
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:45
                                    
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                                                UV

Today (26 May 2019)

Now	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
17°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW 9	WNW 7	WNW 5	WNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 3
Wind gust (mph)
17	14	10	7	6	6	6
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity
74%	80%	87%	94%	94%	95%	96%
UV
1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (27 May 2019)

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
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	20%	20%	20%	70%	70%	70%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	15°	15°	15°	16°	16°	17°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°	16°	16°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	W 6	SSW 9	S 11	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18
Wind gust (mph)
6	6	6	11	17	22	23	24	25	28	30	33	34	35	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34
Visibility
G	G	G	G	M	M	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
96%	96%	97%	95%	94%	92%	90%	88%	87%	82%	77%	73%	72%	71%	70%	72%	73%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	74%	73%
UV
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (28 May 2019)

00:00	01:00	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	16°	18°	17°	15°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	13°	15°	15°	13°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 17	SE 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 10
Wind gust (mph)
33	32	31	29	29	31	28	22	19	16
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
73%	73%	73%	75%	76%	64%	58%	65%	78%	84%
UV
-	-	-	-	1	3	3	1	-	-

Wednesday (29 May 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
12°	10°	10°	14°	19°	20°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°	9°	8°	14°	19°	20°	16°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 4	SSE 3	SE 4	ESE 3
Wind gust (mph)
13	11	9	8	7	5	6	4
Visibility
VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity
90%	94%	95%	79%	67%	72%	88%	91%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-

Thursday (30 May 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
13°	13°	12°	16°	18°	17°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°	12°	11°	15°	18°	17°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
N 3	N 5	N 6	N 7	NW 7	W 5	SW 4	SSW 5
Wind gust (mph)
6	8	10	13	13	9	7	8
Visibility
G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity
90%	90%	90%	81%	75%	80%	93%	93%
UV
-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-

Friday (31 May 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
14°	13°	13°	16°	18°	17°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°	12°	12°	15°	17°	16°	14°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 6	SW 6
Wind gust (mph)
10	10	10	13	15	13	10	8
Visibility
G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity
91%	91%	91%	78%	66%	71%	85%	90%
UV
-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-

Saturday (1 June 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
12°	11°	11°	14°	17°	16°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°	10°	10°	13°	16°	15°	14°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
E 5	ENE 4	WNW 5	N 6	W 7	WNW 6	NW 5	E 5
Wind gust (mph)
8	7	8	11	14	11	9	9
Visibility
G	P	P	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity
94%	95%	96%	85%	73%	77%	90%	91%
UV
-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-

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