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More rain and snow on the way
After a brief respite another spell of potentially disruptive weather is on the way for parts of the UK.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:45; Sunset: 16:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:44; Sunset: 16:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:43; Sunset: 16:40. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: -1 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:41; Sunset: 16:42. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:40; Sunset: 16:44. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:38; Sunset: 16:46. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 2 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:37; Sunset: 16:47. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Braintree
Today (27 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 20% | 20% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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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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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
5
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W
9
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W
9
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W
7
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WNW
6
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
6
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WSW
5
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WSW
4
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SW
4
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SSW
3
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SSE
3
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SSE
3
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ESE
4
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ESE
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Visibility | VP | P | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | G | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | P |
| Humidity | 98% | 96% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 93% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 98% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (28 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 | 50% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | ≥95% | 90% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 60% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
6
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SE
7
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SE
8
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SE
8
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SSE
8
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S
8
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S
10
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SW
12
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SW
13
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SW
14
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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W
15
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W
15
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W
14
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
10
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SW
10
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SW
9
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SW
9
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SSW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Visibility | P | P | P | P | P | P | M | M | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (29 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 | 90% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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7°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
8
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WSW
13
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W
14
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W
14
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W
15
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WNW
13
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NW
10
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NW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Visibility | M | G | VG | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 97% | 93% | 91% | 91% | 85% | 84% | 90% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (30 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 | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 30% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
7
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E
10
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ENE
12
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NE
13
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NE
15
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NE
14
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NNE
12
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NNE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 78% | 75% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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0°
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1°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
9
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N
7
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NNE
7
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E
8
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S
10
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SSE
12
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SSE
12
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SSE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 88% | 84% | 74% | 74% | 83% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 February 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 | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
13
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SSE
13
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SSE
13
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S
12
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SSE
13
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SSE
12
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SSE
12
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S
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (2 February 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 70% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
11
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W
11
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SSW
11
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SSW
12
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SSW
15
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S
15
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ESE
15
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SW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for England.
East of England weather forecast
Headline:
Rather cloudy and damp today. Less cold than on Tuesday.
Today:
Rather cloudy and damp today, with some patchy light rain and drizzle at times, especially first thing. Perhaps the occasional brighter interlude into the afternoon. Feeling less cold than on Tuesday. Turning cloudier from the west later in the day. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Tonight:
A band of rain, heavy at times, will move northeastwards across all parts during the evening and overnight. Winds freshening. Less cold than previous nights. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Thursday:
The band of rain, heavy at times, will continue to slowly move northeastwards during Thursday, gradually easing as it does so. Becoming drier later in the day. Feeling milder. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Rain gradually sinking back southwards on Friday. Turning colder, with widespread frost overnight. Dry, sunny and cold on Saturday and early Sunday, before cloud and rain arrives later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
After a very cold but bright start to Sunday, rain will move in from the west later. Going into next week, unsettled conditions look likely to dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder temperatures to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder temperatures and wintry outbreaks.
Updated:
Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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