Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (Beach) (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast changing to light rain by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (Beach)

    Today (1 January 2026)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    30
    29
    30
    30
    29
    27
    27
    27
    27
    27
    29
    28
    27
    26
    23
    21
    20
    23
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    N
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    29
    30
    32
    33
    34
    33
    33
    33
    30
    29
    28
    27
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    68%
    67%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    70%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    73%
    70%
    70%
    72%
    70%
    72%
    70%
    69%
    75%
    78%
    77%
    82%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    NNW
    13
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNW
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    29
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    28
    28
    26
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    82%
    78%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    67%
    63%
    59%
    59%
    61%
    62%
    61%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    17
    16
    17
    16
    18
    19
    20
    19
    19
    21
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    73%
    73%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    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
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 January 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    9
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    18
    17
    20
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    72%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    E
    7
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    10
    14
    12
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    85%
    82%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    11
    3
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NNE
    11
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    12
    16
    13
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    92%
    87%
    78%
    77%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 7 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 7 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 7 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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 7 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 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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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    A very cold and frosty start to the new year.

    Today:

    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.

    Tonight:

    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.

    Friday:

    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.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    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:

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