Porthcothan (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (6.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Porthcothan (Beach)

    Today (30 April 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    29
    28
    26
    24
    23
    20
    18
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    56%
    55%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    64%
    67%
    74%
    79%
    UV 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    21
    20
    18
    17
    16
    15
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (1 May 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    M
    P
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    93%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    95%
    88%
    80%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    69%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    83%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    9
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (2 May 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    W
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    89%
    85%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (3 May 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    13
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    84%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (4 May 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    WNW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    85%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (5 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    12
    N
    14
    NNW
    15
    N
    14
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    22
    26
    26
    27
    24
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    86%
    85%
    68%
    59%
    59%
    63%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 3 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    12
    14
    15
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    4
    7
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    11
    N
    9
    N
    10
    N
    9
    NNE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    20
    21
    21
    20
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    78%
    60%
    55%
    55%
    58%
    75%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 30 April

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Padstow tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Headline:

    Staying sunny, but becoming unsettled into the weekend.

    Today:

    A few showers to start in the west, otherwise hazy sunshine on Thursday with blustery winds. Winds easing through the day and feeling pleasant in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    A clear night with gusty winds to start with but easing through the night. Spots of rain in the far southwest. Staying mild with most places staying in double figures. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    A sunny start on Friday but turning cloudier in the afternoon. Another very warm day with an isolated shower in the afternoon, could turn thundery by the evening. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Turning more unsettled into the weekend with more showers and possible thundery outbreaks. Staying warm for the coming days.

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