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Amber warning for Rain
An Amber warning for rain has been issued for parts of central northern England.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:57; Sunset: 16:20. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 18 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by early evening. Sunrise: 07:56; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 19 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:55; Sunset: 16:23. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 20 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 07:54; Sunset: 16:25. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 21 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:53; Sunset: 16:26. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:52; Sunset: 16:28. UV: Low;
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Saturday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:51; Sunset: 16:30. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Great Leighs Racecourse
Today (17 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
8
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W
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 91% |
| UV | - | - |
Monday (18 January 2021)
| 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 | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 80% | 90% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
8
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WSW
7
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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SW
11
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SW
10
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SW
10
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SW
11
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SSW
13
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SSW
15
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SSW
15
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SSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 91% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (19 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | 90% | 60% | 50% | 10% | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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9°
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10°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
16
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SW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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SW
21
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SW
22
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SW
22
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SW
22
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | VG | VG | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 96% | 95% | 93% | 90% | 81% | 86% | 90% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (20 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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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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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
22
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SW
21
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SW
20
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SSW
20
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SW
21
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SW
20
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SSW
19
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SSW
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 40 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (21 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | 80% | 20% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 0° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
20
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WSW
18
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WSW
20
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WSW
15
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SW
12
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SW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 17 |
| Visibility | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 88% | 82% | 79% | 70% | 69% | 78% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (22 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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5°
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5°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | 1° | 2° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
8
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WNW
9
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WNW
9
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WNW
9
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WNW
10
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WNW
9
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W
8
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WSW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 92% | 90% | 79% | 76% | 84% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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4°
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4°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 1° | -1° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
8
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SW
8
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WSW
8
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SW
8
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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SW
9
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SW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 92% | 93% | 91% | 82% | 80% | 89% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for England.
East of England weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly dry evening, with clear spells. Fine Monday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Dry overnight, and rather chilly in places. Clear spells are likely, with the chance of a localised and patchy frost developing in prone rural spots. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Monday:
A largely fine day, with some sunny spells. Cloud will gradually thickens from the west however, with an increasing risk of rain later, although mainly after dusk. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Often wet Tuesday and Wednesday, with outbreaks of rain, although some drier intervals and feeling mild. Perhaps drier, but also much windier Thursday, with coastal gales, though low confidence,
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
From Thursday onwards, rather cold and unsettled conditions look likely for most of the UK, as a low pressure system remains to the northeast. Northwesterly winds from this system are expected to bring frequent showers, particularly to north and west-facing coasts, and this will likely fall as snow over high level areas, and also down to lower levels at times. Atlantic low-pressure systems are expected to cross the south of the country at times, bringing rainfall and periods of slightly milder temperatures, and there will be a risk of snowfall on the boundary between the mild and cold air masses. Northern and central areas are more likely to be affected by wintry hazards during this period.
Updated:
Confidence for this period is low, though there is a signal for weaker than average westerly winds and for Atlantic low-pressure systems to track further south than normal. This will bring below-average temperatures to the north of the UK, with a greater than normal risk of wintry precipitation. Further south, there is a continued risk of unsettled conditions, with above-average rainfall and periods of slightly above average temperatures. There remains the potential for significant snowfall along the boundary between colder air to the north, and the milder air in the south, with the greatest risk across central and northern areas. Through this period there is a greater than average chance of cold spells spreading across the whole UK at times with the associated risk of wintry hazards.
Updated:
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