Grahamstown weather - Met Office

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Today

24° 13°

Clear changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 07:14

Sunset: 17:26

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Fri Friday

17° 7°

Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 07:14

Sunset: 17:27

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Sat Saturday

8° 3°

Heavy showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Sunrise: 07:13

Sunset: 17:27

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Sun Sunday

13° 5°

Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 07:13

Sunset: 17:28

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Mon Monday

24° 14°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 07:12

Sunset: 17:29

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Tue Tuesday

25° 14°

Sunny.

Sunrise: 07:12

Sunset: 17:29

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Wed Wednesday

20° 6°

Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 07:11

Sunset: 17:30

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                        Clear changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:14
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:26
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:14
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:27
                                    
                                                L
                                            
                                                UV

                        Heavy showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:13
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:27
                                    
                                                L
                                            
                                                UV

                        Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:13
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:28
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:11
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:30
                                    
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                                                UV

Today (18 July 2019)

Now	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
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
11°	11°	11°	12°	13°	15°	18°	21°	21°	22°	23°	22°	22°	21°	19°	18°	16°	15°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	12°	14°	16°	17°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°	17°	16°	15°	14°	14°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 8	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 15	W 16	W 14	WSW 11	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 7	WSW 6	WNW 6	W 6	WSW 6
Wind gust (mph)
13	15	17	19	20	22	23	24	27	29	31	26	21	17	14	13	11	10	10	10
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
57%	49%	42%	34%	27%	24%	20%	16%	17%	18%	19%	21%	23%	25%	35%	45%	54%	56%	57%	59%
UV
-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (19 July 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
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	20%	20%	20%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
14°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	14°	13°	12°	11°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°	9°	9°	8°	7°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW 7	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 17	W 17	W 18	W 19	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wind gust (mph)
12	15	18	21	25	28	30	32	34	36	39	41	40	38	37	36	34	33	33	32	31	32	33	34
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
57%	55%	52%	51%	49%	48%	50%	52%	55%	59%	63%	67%	69%	71%	73%	72%	71%	70%	70%	69%	69%	69%	69%	69%
UV
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (20 July 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
10%	<5%	<5%	10%	60%	60%	40%	40%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°	8°	8°	8°	7°	8°	7°	6°	5°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°	3°	3°	2°	2°	3°	3°	2°	2°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW 16	W 16	W 16	WSW 17	W 16	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 11	W 8	WNW 7
Wind gust (mph)
34	34	34	34	31	35	32	21	14	13
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG
Humidity
68%	67%	66%	72%	80%	72%	68%	76%	85%	87%
UV
-	-	-	-	1	2	1	1	-	-

Sunday (21 July 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)
6°	5°	5°	10°	12°	11°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°	2°	2°	8°	10°	10°	5°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 9	NNE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 8
Wind gust (mph)
13	12	12	17	20	14	15	12
Visibility
VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
88%	91%	89%	49%	31%	36%	58%	78%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-

Monday (22 July 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)
9°	11°	13°	20°	23°	21°	17°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°	7°	9°	12°	15°	16°	13°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 11	NW 14	NW 18	NW 21	NW 20	NW 12	NW 12	NW 15
Wind gust (mph)
19	26	33	43	41	22	23	28
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
55%	35%	27%	17%	13%	18%	27%	31%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-

Tuesday (23 July 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)
17°	16°	16°	22°	24°	22°	18°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°	11°	11°	14°	17°	17°	13°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 14	NNW 15	NNW 18	NNW 21	NW 20	NW 13	WNW 12	NW 14
Wind gust (mph)
28	29	34	43	41	26	23	26
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
34%	36%	34%	21%	15%	19%	27%	33%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-

Wednesday (24 July 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%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
17°	15°	15°	17°	18°	14°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
11°	11°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 15	WNW 15	WNW 17	WNW 21	W 21	W 15	WSW 11	W 11
Wind gust (mph)
29	30	33	42	43	31	22	22
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E
Humidity
37%	41%	46%	36%	29%	41%	56%	65%
UV
-	-	1	2	2	1	-	-

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