Met Office marks 50 years since the legendary summer of 1976
The summer of 1976 is one of the most remarkable and enduring in UK memory and has become a benchmark against which hot, dry summers are measured.
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| Chance of precipitation |
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| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
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15°
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14°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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13
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13
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13
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13
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12
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10
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9
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9
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10
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| Wind gust (mph) |
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24
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20
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18
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| Visibility (description) |
M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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P
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P
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P
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| Humidity |
85%
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87%
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88%
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90%
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92%
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95%
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96%
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96%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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| UV | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| Chance of precipitation |
90%
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90%
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70%
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40%
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20%
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20%
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30%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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70%
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80%
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90%
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80%
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80%
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70%
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50%
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40%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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13°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
9
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SSW
9
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SW
9
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SW
8
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SW
7
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SW
7
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SW
7
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SW
7
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SW
8
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WSW
9
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WSW
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WSW
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WSW
10
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WSW
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W
11
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WSW
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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W
10
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W
10
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W
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
8
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WSW
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
17
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18
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17
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15
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15
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| Visibility (description) |
P
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P
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P
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M
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M
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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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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G
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G
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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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| Humidity |
97%
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97%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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95%
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94%
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92%
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88%
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83%
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75%
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73%
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68%
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68%
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67%
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68%
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74%
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75%
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69%
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66%
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68%
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76%
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78%
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83%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| Chance of precipitation |
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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30%
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40%
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50%
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70%
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70%
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80%
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70%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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20%
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30%
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60%
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70%
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70%
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| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
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SW
10
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SSW
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SSW
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SSW
15
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SSW
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SSW
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SW
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| Wind gust (mph) |
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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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G
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G
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M
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M
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M
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G
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G
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M
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G
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G
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| Humidity |
84%
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85%
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85%
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86%
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86%
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85%
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85%
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84%
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83%
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83%
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89%
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91%
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86%
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82%
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79%
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69%
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68%
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68%
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69%
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74%
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76%
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79%
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81%
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84%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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| Chance of precipitation |
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90%
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90%
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90%
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90%
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80%
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70%
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70%
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60%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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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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15°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
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SW
14
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SW
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SW
15
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SW
14
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SW
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
15
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WSW
14
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WSW
13
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WSW
12
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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| Wind gust (mph) |
28
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27
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28
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27
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27
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27
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27
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26
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28
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30
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31
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33
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32
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32
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31
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29
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28
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24
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22
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21
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21
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| Visibility (description) |
G
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G
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G
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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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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G
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| Humidity |
85%
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86%
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88%
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91%
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92%
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93%
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92%
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92%
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89%
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85%
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78%
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74%
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71%
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67%
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65%
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66%
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65%
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63%
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66%
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70%
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75%
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78%
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79%
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79%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Time |
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| Chance of precipitation |
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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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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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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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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SW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
11
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W
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
11
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
11
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SSW
9
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SSW
9
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SSW
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
20
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19
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19
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18
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17
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16
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17
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20
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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28
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28
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29
|
26
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25
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22
|
22
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19
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15
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15
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14
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| Visibility (description) |
G
|
VG
|
VG
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VG
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VG
|
G
|
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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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
|
G
|
VG
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| Humidity |
79%
|
80%
|
81%
|
80%
|
80%
|
81%
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79%
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76%
|
69%
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63%
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58%
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56%
|
57%
|
54%
|
54%
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53%
|
54%
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56%
|
57%
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59%
|
64%
|
71%
|
76%
|
79%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Time |
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| Weather symbols | |||||||||
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
|
30%
|
40%
|
50%
|
50%
|
60%
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50%
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40%
|
30%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
|
9°
|
9°
|
10°
|
13°
|
15°
|
15°
|
14°
|
12°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
8°
|
10°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
10°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
S
8
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S
8
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S
8
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S
9
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S
13
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S
15
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S
15
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S
14
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SSW
10
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| Wind gust (mph) |
15
|
14
|
15
|
22
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26
|
26
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26
|
22
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16
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
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VG
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VG
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G
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| Humidity |
83%
|
84%
|
90%
|
87%
|
80%
|
71%
|
77%
|
77%
|
86%
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| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Time |
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10:00
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13:00
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| Weather symbols | ||||||||
| Chance of precipitation |
20%
|
20%
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20%
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20%
|
20%
|
10%
|
10%
|
10%
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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
|
10°
|
11°
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15°
|
17°
|
18°
|
16°
|
12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
|
8°
|
10°
|
13°
|
14°
|
15°
|
14°
|
11°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
9
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SW
9
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SW
9
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WSW
11
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WSW
13
|
WSW
14
|
WSW
12
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WSW
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
15
|
15
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19
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22
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24
|
23
|
17
|
14
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| Visibility (description) |
M
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
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Turning more unsettled this week.
Largely dry and cloudy at first this morning, with just a few showers. Heavy and more persistent rain will arrive this afternoon with strengthening winds around the coast. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Rain will continue through the evening and first part of the night with heavy downpours at times. Gradually turning drier as rain clears to the east after midnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.
A drier start for many on Tuesday with some bright spells. However, heavy scattered showers will quickly move in during the morning, with a chance of thunder at times. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
A spell of rain moves through on Wednesday, followed by heavy blustery showers on Thursday. Drier on Friday with some bright spells and a few showers at times.
Updated:
Changeable early in this period with Atlantic frontal systems moving across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, with wettest conditions in the northwest, driest in the southeast. Strong winds may affect parts of the UK at times, especially the northwest. Later in the period, higher pressure and drier weather may begin to become more prevalent, especially in the south. Temperatures are likely to be near normal overall.
Updated:
Fine and dry across many areas at first with high pressure the dominate pattern across the UK. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures probably above normal. Later, low pressure will probably begin to have more of an influence, especially across the south where heavy showers and thunderstorms become more probable. It may also become hot in parts of the south.
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