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Hot spell on the way later this week
After an unsettled start to the week in places, it will turn drier and much warmer across many parts of the UK later this week, with hot conditions developing …
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:26; Sunset: 20:43. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Wednesday 5 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 05:28; Sunset: 20:41. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Thursday 6 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 28 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Sunrise: 05:29; Sunset: 20:39. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Friday 7 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 31 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Sunrise: 05:31; Sunset: 20:37. UV: High; Pollution: Moderate; Pollen: High.
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Saturday 8 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 29 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Sunrise: 05:33; Sunset: 20:36. UV: High; No pollen data.
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Sunday 9 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 27 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 05:34; Sunset: 20:34. UV: High;
Six day forecast for Saffron Walden
Today (4 August 2020)
| Time | Now | 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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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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14°
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16°
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17°
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19°
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20°
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21°
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22°
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22°
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22°
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22°
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22°
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22°
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21°
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20°
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19°
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18°
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17°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 15° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
3
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SSW
3
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SSW
4
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SSW
4
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SW
2
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S
3
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SSW
3
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SSW
5
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SSW
7
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SSW
9
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SSW
11
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SSW
11
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
12
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SSW
13
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SSW
13
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SSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 86% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 74% | 61% | 50% | 45% | 41% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 34% | 36% | 39% | 43% | 48% | 52% | 57% | 63% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Wednesday (5 August 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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19°
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23°
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24°
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22°
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19°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 19° | 17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
12
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SSW
12
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SSW
11
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SSW
12
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SW
15
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SW
16
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SSW
15
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SSW
14
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SSW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 70% | 75% | 85% | 85% | 74% | 56% | 49% | 51% | 67% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Thursday (6 August 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% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
18°
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17°
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17°
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22°
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25°
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28°
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26°
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21°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 17° | 16° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 20° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
10
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SSW
9
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SSW
8
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SSW
9
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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S
9
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S
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 85% | 86% | 64% | 49% | 41% | 46% | 67% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
Friday (7 August 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% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
18°
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16°
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18°
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25°
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29°
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31°
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28°
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22°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 18° | 16° | 18° | 25° | 28° | 29° | 27° | 22° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
6
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SSW
4
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S
5
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S
5
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S
8
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S
10
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SSE
9
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SSE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 87% | 82% | 56% | 41% | 34% | 42% | 63% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
Saturday (8 August 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% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
20°
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19°
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19°
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24°
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28°
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28°
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25°
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19°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 20° | 19° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 22° | 17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
6
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SSE
4
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WSW
6
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NE
8
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NE
9
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ENE
11
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ENE
13
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NE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 79% | 76% | 62% | 46% | 43% | 53% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
Sunday (9 August 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% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
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16°
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16°
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21°
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25°
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25°
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23°
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19°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 15° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
11
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NNE
11
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NNE
12
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NE
13
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NE
13
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NE
13
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NE
14
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NE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 88% | 86% | 63% | 49% | 48% | 56% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
East of England weather forecast
Headline:
Showers fading tonight. Turning increasingly hot later this week.
This Evening and Tonight:
Daytime showers soon fading, to leave a dry night with clear spells. The odd patch of mist or fog is possible beneath any clearer skies, but soon lifting after dawn. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Tuesday:
A fine, dry but rather cloudy morning. Cloud breaking through the day, with some warm sunny spells developing, although perhaps a touch fresher with a southwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Breezy, with a little rain possible on Wednesday, easing away during the day. Fine, increasingly sunny and tuning very warm Thursday. Sunny and hot by Friday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Over the weekend, there should be a good deal of sunny and very warm weather across the UK, with the hottest conditions likely to be in the southeast. Most places will be dry, although there is a small risk that some isolated thunderstorms may break out, especially across the south of the UK. Moving into the following week, a fair amount of dry, bright and warm weather looks likely for much of the UK with a possibility of some further very warm weather, especially in the southeast. More changeable, breezy interludes with some rain or showers are possible at times in the period, more especially for the northwest of the UK where temperatures will be nearer normal.
Updated:
This period is likely to see a mixture of dry and settled conditions, interspersed with occasional bouts of wetter and windier weather. The majority of the unsettled weather seems more likely to be in the northwest, with the south and southeast seeing the driest conditions. Temperatures will probably be around or slightly above the average for this time of year. There may be further short lived very warm spells, these more likely across the south or southeast. There are some tentative signs that conditions could become more widely dry and settled across the UK towards the end of the month.
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