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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 06:55; Sunset: 18:41. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:56; Sunset: 18:39. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by early evening. Sunrise: 06:58; Sunset: 18:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:00; Sunset: 18:34. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 18:32. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:03; Sunset: 18:29. UV: Low;
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Sunday 4 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:05; Sunset: 18:27. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Great Leighs Racecourse
Today (28 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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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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15°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
8
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NW
7
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WNW
5
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WNW
5
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W
5
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W
6
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W
5
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WSW
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 40% | 45% | 58% | 69% | 75% | 80% | 87% | 92% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (29 September 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 50% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
4
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WSW
5
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W
4
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WSW
4
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WSW
3
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WSW
3
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SW
4
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SW
4
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WSW
4
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WSW
6
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W
6
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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WNW
8
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NW
7
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NW
8
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NW
7
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NNW
5
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NNW
5
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NNW
4
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NNW
4
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SSE
3
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SW
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | M | M | M | P | P | M | G | M | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 96% | 93% | 89% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 75% | 78% | 75% | 77% | 82% | 85% | 87% | 89% | 92% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (30 September 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% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 80% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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13°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
4
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S
5
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SSW
5
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S
6
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S
8
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S
14
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S
14
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S
13
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S
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | VG | VG | VG | M | M |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 77% | 68% | 76% | 91% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (1 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 | 80% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
10
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SW
9
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W
8
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W
10
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W
11
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W
10
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WSW
7
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SW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 12 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 94% | 84% | 68% | 62% | 77% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (2 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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10°
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12°
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12°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 6° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
7
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SW
7
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WSW
7
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SSW
8
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WNW
10
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NW
10
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W
9
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NW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 92% | 93% | 85% | 74% | 72% | 86% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 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 | 50% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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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) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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SSW
13
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WSW
14
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W
13
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SW
11
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W
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 92% | 87% | 78% | 77% | 85% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 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 | 20% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 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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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
11
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WSW
13
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WSW
11
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SW
10
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SW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 92% | 86% | 74% | 73% | 83% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for England.
East of England weather forecast
Headline:
Tuesday starting damp, perhaps brightening from west later.
This Evening and Tonight:
Fine at first during the evening with clear spells. Cloud then thickening from the west into the early hours, culminating in a damp end to the night with a little light rain and drizzle in places. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Tuesday:
Rather cloudy and damp for many. Very gradually brightening up in the west later, but probably remaining cloudy throughout further east. Light winds. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Wednesday fine at first, but becoming wetter and windier later. The second half of the week should then be more distinctly unsettled, with further bouts of rain and below-normal temperatures.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled period, with plenty of showers and some occasional longer spells of rain across much of the country, the heaviest and most widespread areas likely in the west or northwest, and only limited drier interludes. Often windy, with a risk of gales at times (potentially severe), particularly around coastal regions and within areas of more significant rainfall. With time, northern parts of the UK may tend to become drier and more settled overall, with low pressure systems tending to track further south. Feeling cold, especially so where there is persistent rain and strong winds. Frost is possible at night in any calmer period, becoming increasingly likely for the northern half of the UK later in this period.
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:
