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UK weather next week
Next week inLondon
Dry start, turning wet from Saturday. Right now: 11°, overcast.
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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
The week in London, day by day
Day 1 of 7, 5 Nov
Thursday
Light drizzle at times, but little of it. Light north-easterly winds.
- Good for a long walk
Temperature
12°
Feels like 8°, overnight 9°
Wind from ENE
10 mph
Gusts 22 mph
Rain
0.2 mm
27% chance
Daylight
9h 25m
07:01 to 16:26, UV 1
Day 2 of 7, 6 Nov
Friday
Overcast and dry. Much like Thursday for temperature. Light north-easterly winds.
- Good for a long walk
Temperature
12°
Feels like 10°, overnight 9°
Wind from ENE
6 mph
Gusts 13 mph
Rain
0.0 mm
6% chance
Daylight
9h 22m
07:02 to 16:24, UV 1
Day 3 of 7, 7 Nov
Saturday
Rain at times, with around 4mm expected. Much like Friday for temperature. Light easterly winds.
- Take a waterproof
Temperature
11°
Feels like 10°, overnight 7°
Wind from ESE
4 mph
Gusts 9 mph
Rain
4.2 mm
12% chance
Daylight
9h 19m
07:04 to 16:23, UV 1
Day 4 of 7, 8 Nov
Sunday
Overcast and dry. Much like Saturday for temperature. Light south-westerly winds.
- Good for a long walk
Temperature
10°
Feels like 8°, overnight 7°
Wind from SW
4 mph
Gusts 8 mph
Rain
0.0 mm
12% chance
Daylight
9h 15m
07:06 to 16:21, UV 2
Day 5 of 7, 9 Nov
Monday
Light drizzle at times, but little of it. Much like Sunday for temperature. Light easterly winds.
- Good for a long walk
- Washing on the line
Temperature
10°
Feels like 8°, overnight 6°
Wind from ENE
9 mph
Gusts 17 mph
Rain
0.5 mm
21% chance
Daylight
9h 12m
07:08 to 16:20, UV 2
Day 6 of 7, 10 Nov
Tuesday
A wet day, with around 19mm expected. Much like Monday for temperature. Light north-easterly winds.
- Take a waterproof
Temperature
11°
Feels like 9°, overnight 9°
Wind from NE
11 mph
Gusts 22 mph
Rain
18.7 mm
47% chance
Daylight
9h 9m
07:09 to 16:18, UV 2
Day 7 of 7, 11 Nov
Wednesday
A wet day, with around 14mm expected. Much like Tuesday for temperature. Light north-easterly winds.
- Take a waterproof
Temperature
11°
Feels like 9°, overnight 10°
Wind from NE
11 mph
Gusts 24 mph
Rain
13.8 mm
66% chance
Daylight
9h 5m
07:11 to 16:16, UV 1
London, the week at a glance
Dry start, turning wet from Saturday.
- Best day
- Friday
- Warmest
- 12° on Thu
- Total rain
- 37.4 mm
- Top gust
- 24 mph
Wind over the UK
The model wind at 10 metres, moving as it blows. Open the map for radar, temperature and warnings.
Wind grid: NOAA GFS. Map: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the UK right now
Liverpool is warmest at 12°, while Edinburgh is coolest at 9°. Pick a city for its week ahead.
- London11°Overcast
- Birmingham11°Overcast
- Manchester12°Overcast
- Glasgow10°Mostly clear
- Edinburgh9°Mostly clear
- Cardiff11°Overcast
- Belfast12°Overcast
- Newcastle11°Overcast
- Leeds12°Partly cloudy
- Liverpool12°Overcast
- Bristol11°Overcast
- Norwich11°Overcast
- Plymouth10°Overcast
- Southampton10°Overcast
- Aberdeen11°Overcast
- Inverness9°Clear sky
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
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