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More extreme weather events with planetary warming
As the planet warms, the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall is expected to increase.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:42; Sunset: 21:15. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by early evening. Sunrise: 04:43; Sunset: 21:14. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:44; Sunset: 21:13. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: High.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 04:45; Sunset: 21:12. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Moderate.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:47; Sunset: 21:11. UV: High; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 12 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:48; Sunset: 21:10. UV: High;
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Monday 13 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 20 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:49; Sunset: 21:10. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Leiston
Today (7 July 2020)
| Time | 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 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 80% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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11°
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13°
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15°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
7
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W
7
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W
6
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W
6
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WSW
7
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W
7
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WSW
8
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W
10
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W
10
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W
9
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W
9
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WNW
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
6
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WNW
6
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W
5
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W
4
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WSW
4
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WSW
4
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | G | M | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 82% | 80% | 74% | 67% | 63% | 60% | 56% | 52% | 53% | 53% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 64% | 76% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 92% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (8 July 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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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
5
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WSW
4
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ESE
4
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SSE
4
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SSE
4
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S
5
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SSE
4
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S
6
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SSW
6
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SSW
7
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S
8
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SSW
8
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N
9
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NNE
9
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SSE
9
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NE
9
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NE
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
9
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E
9
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E
9
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E
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | G | G | M | G | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 93% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (9 July 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 | 90% | 90% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 70% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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16°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 14° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
10
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E
10
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E
9
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SE
11
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E
13
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ESE
13
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ESE
12
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ESE
12
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ESE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 94% | 92% | 85% | 80% | 81% | 85% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Friday (10 July 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 | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 40% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
11
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ESE
10
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WNW
11
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WSW
12
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SW
12
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E
11
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WNW
9
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WNW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 90% | 80% | 68% | 67% | 68% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Saturday (11 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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12°
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16°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
7
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WNW
8
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NW
9
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WNW
8
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SSW
8
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ENE
8
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E
8
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ESE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 93% | 85% | 65% | 53% | 53% | 66% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
Sunday (12 July 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) |
14°
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13°
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14°
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17°
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18°
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18°
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17°
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15°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 15° | 14° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
7
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S
6
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SE
6
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SE
7
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SE
8
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SE
9
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SE
10
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SE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 90% | 81% | 63% | 56% | 59% | 65% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
Monday (13 July 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
15°
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14°
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15°
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18°
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19°
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18°
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18°
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16°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
8
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SSE
8
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SSE
8
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S
8
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S
9
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SSE
10
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SE
10
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ESE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 80% | 65% | 57% | 63% | 68% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for England.
East of England weather forecast
Headline:
A fine start, but rain arriving later.
Today:
A fine morning for many with sunny spells, patchy cloud and light winds. Cloud building and bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle to much of the region during the afternoon. Probably remaining dry and rather warm in the far south. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Tonight:
Cloudy, humid and rather wet overnight with outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Rain tending to become lighter towards the end of the night in the north. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Wednesday:
A muggy and mostly cloudy day, with intermittent spells of drizzle through much of the morning. Drier into the afternoon with some brighter spells developing in the east. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Mainly cloudy and humid again with outbreaks of rain on Thursday. Fresher by Friday with sunny spells and a few showers. Bright and fairly breezy, but dry Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Isolated light showers in the north to start, but elsewhere looking dry with bright or sunny spells. Winds staying light and temperatures rather cool to average. Looking further ahead, a north/ south split across the UK seems most likely. Northern and northwestern areas are expected to see further spells of rain, accompanied by strong winds, with the possibility of these spreading to some other areas at times. Further south however, there should be more in the way of dry weather, though even here, there is still the possibility of some showers, or longer spells of rain. Temperatures are likely to be either around or on the warmer side of average, with the warmest conditions likely in the southeast.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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