Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (Greater London) weather

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Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.
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    7 day forecast for Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

    Today (17 May 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
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    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    20
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    60%
    52%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    43%
    51%
    61%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    76%
    UV 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
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    10%
    10%
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    Temperature (°C)
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    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    16
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    26
    25
    24
    22
    20
    17
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    69%
    64%
    60%
    59%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
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    10°
    11°
    13°
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    14°
    14°
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    13°
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    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    30
    30
    32
    32
    32
    31
    30
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
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    92%
    84%
    76%
    69%
    70%
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    67%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (20 May 2026)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
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    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
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    12°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    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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    13
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    13
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    13
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    13
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    14
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    14
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    13
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    13
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    12
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    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
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    23
    25
    27
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    30
    28
    27
    26
    24
    22
    19
    18
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    71%
    73%
    66%
    65%
    60%
    63%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    67%
    73%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    14°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SW
    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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    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
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    15
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    84%
    76%
    70%
    65%
    60%
    56%
    53%
    50%
    48%
    48%
    48%
    48%
    52%
    56%
    60%
    62%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Friday (22 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    10%
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    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    16°
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    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
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    19°
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    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    14
    14
    18
    21
    23
    23
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    67%
    72%
    73%
    65%
    52%
    45%
    50%
    63%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Saturday (23 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
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    16:00
    19:00
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
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    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    21°
    23°
    22°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    17
    19
    21
    22
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    84%
    86%
    74%
    56%
    47%
    50%
    60%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -

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    Headline:

    Showers with sunny spells.

    Today:

    Generally a dry and bright start, far eastern coasts cloudier initially. Isolated showers in the far west from midday, spreading east during the afternoon. Winds are light but breezy along the coast. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers easing during the evening, with some breaks in the cloud developing allowing temperatures to fall but remain above freezing. Feeling cold. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Monday:

    Sunshine and heavy thundery showers during the day. Clouding over from the west during the evening with rain and strong winds arriving overnight. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday with windy conditions and showers following. Wednesday breezy, bright spells and isolated showers. Thursday looking dry and settled with light winds. Temperatures becoming warmer.

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