Cold weather to grip the UK with risk of snow and gales
Several National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued marking a significant change in conditions.
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| Chance of precipitation |
70%
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40%
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70%
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80%
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60%
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30%
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20%
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40%
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50%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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30%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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| Temperature (°C) |
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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8°
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8°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
4°
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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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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WNW
5
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WNW
6
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WNW
7
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
9
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NW
10
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NW
11
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NW
11
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NNW
10
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NNW
9
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N
9
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N
9
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N
8
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N
8
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N
7
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N
7
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N
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
13
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16
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17
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17
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17
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22
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23
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24
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25
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25
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24
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24
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24
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23
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21
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19
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18
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18
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
80%
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82%
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83%
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84%
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85%
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80%
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75%
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72%
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75%
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76%
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78%
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80%
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78%
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75%
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74%
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74%
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73%
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72%
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73%
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| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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30%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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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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6°
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5°
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5°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
7
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N
7
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N
7
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NNW
8
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NNW
9
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NNW
9
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NNW
10
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NNW
11
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NNW
11
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NNW
12
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NNW
13
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NNW
14
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NNW
15
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N
15
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N
15
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N
14
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N
13
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N
12
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N
11
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N
12
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N
12
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N
11
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N
12
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N
12
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| Wind gust (mph) |
18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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24
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30
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32
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32
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
73%
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72%
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71%
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70%
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70%
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69%
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68%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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69%
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68%
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60%
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57%
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59%
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60%
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62%
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60%
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63%
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65%
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63%
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64%
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66%
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63%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Time |
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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| Temperature (°C) |
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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3°
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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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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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-1°
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-1°
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-1°
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-1°
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-1°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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0°
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-1°
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-1°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
14
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NNE
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N
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N
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N
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NNE
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N
11
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NNE
11
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NNE
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NNE
10
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N
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NNE
10
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NNE
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| Wind gust (mph) |
30
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32
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
62%
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59%
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61%
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62%
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63%
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65%
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70%
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73%
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70%
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74%
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72%
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65%
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71%
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64%
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67%
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69%
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76%
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80%
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80%
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82%
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83%
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87%
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86%
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87%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Time |
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| Weather symbols | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chance of precipitation |
60%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
-1°
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-1°
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-1°
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-2°
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-1°
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-1°
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-2°
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-2°
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-2°
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-1°
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0°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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1°
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-1°
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0°
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-1°
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-1°
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0°
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-1°
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-1°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
9
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NNE
9
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NNE
9
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NE
8
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NNE
8
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NE
7
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ENE
7
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NNE
7
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N
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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N
8
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NNE
7
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NE
7
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N
8
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NE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
19
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18
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18
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18
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18
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18
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17
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17
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16
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14
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14
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15
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15
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15
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15
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14
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16
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17
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17
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17
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17
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17
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17
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| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
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E
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E
|
E
|
E
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VG
|
VG
|
VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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VG
|
VG
|
VG
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E
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E
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E
|
E
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| Humidity |
90%
|
88%
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90%
|
87%
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88%
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92%
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91%
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89%
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92%
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92%
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90%
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87%
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84%
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77%
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78%
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79%
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81%
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83%
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80%
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85%
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83%
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81%
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81%
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79%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Time |
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| Weather symbols | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chance of precipitation |
40%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
4°
|
4°
|
4°
|
4°
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5°
|
5°
|
6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
0°
|
0°
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-1°
|
0°
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-1°
|
0°
|
0°
|
0°
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0°
|
1°
|
1°
|
1°
|
2°
|
2°
|
2°
|
2°
|
2°
|
1°
|
1°
|
1°
|
2°
|
2°
|
2°
|
2°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
8
|
N
8
|
N
9
|
NNW
9
|
N
9
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NNW
9
|
NNW
10
|
N
10
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N
11
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N
11
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N
11
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N
12
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N
13
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N
13
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N
13
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N
13
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N
12
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N
11
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N
11
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N
10
|
N
10
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N
9
|
N
9
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NNE
9
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| Wind gust (mph) |
15
|
17
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
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26
|
27
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28
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28
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28
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27
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28
|
28
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27
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26
|
24
|
24
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23
|
21
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17
|
16
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| Visibility (description) |
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
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VG
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VG
|
VG
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VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
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| Humidity |
82%
|
81%
|
83%
|
85%
|
86%
|
82%
|
78%
|
83%
|
78%
|
80%
|
82%
|
80%
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75%
|
74%
|
74%
|
71%
|
73%
|
75%
|
77%
|
78%
|
78%
|
80%
|
80%
|
83%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Time |
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06:00
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| Weather symbols | ||||||||
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
|
30%
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40%
|
50%
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50%
|
40%
|
40%
|
30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
5°
|
7°
|
6°
|
5°
|
5°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
2°
|
2°
|
1°
|
1°
|
3°
|
3°
|
1°
|
1°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
9
|
ENE
10
|
WSW
11
|
NE
12
|
ENE
14
|
NNE
14
|
NNE
14
|
NNE
14
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
11
|
14
|
17
|
20
|
20
|
16
|
16
|
17
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
G
|
VG
|
G
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
83%
|
84%
|
84%
|
84%
|
80%
|
78%
|
84%
|
84%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Time |
00:00
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03:00
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06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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| Weather symbols | ||||||||
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
|
20%
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| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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4°
|
4°
|
5°
|
7°
|
7°
|
5°
|
5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
1°
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0°
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0°
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1°
|
2°
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3°
|
2°
|
2°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NE
14
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
14
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NNE
16
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N
15
|
N
13
|
N
12
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| Wind gust (mph) |
14
|
15
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
14
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
VG
|
G
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
| Humidity |
85%
|
88%
|
86%
|
85%
|
70%
|
68%
|
79%
|
83%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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A very cold and frosty start to the new year.
A rather cloudy day today with some patchy outbreaks of mainly light rain. Some sunnier spells will develop, especially during New Year's afternoon. Feeling cold in the strengthening breeze. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Largely dry overnight with some clear spells, especially in the east, with just the odd shower in the west. Turning cold under the clear skies with a frost developing. Minimum temperature -2 °C.
A bright start in the south, but a band of rain, sleet and some hill snow will sink southwards. Turning brighter from the north during the afternoon but remaining cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
A cold weekend with plenty of sunshine by day and widespread frosts by night. Some wintry showers possible in the west, but dry for many. Remaining similar on Monday.
Updated:
Cold northerly winds dominant across the UK in the first week of January bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Into the new week more coherent bands of precipitation and thicker cloud will attempt to move in from the west, with a risk of further snow on the leading edge of these turning to rain. Confidence is low in the rate of this return to a more mild Atlantic flow, with a risk of further artic airflows following fronts to resume wintry showers, especially across northern areas of the UK. Temperatures recovering to just below average for most, though further north more likely to return cold at times.
Updated:
Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around or just below average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.
Updated: