Widnes (Halton) weather

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    7 day forecast for Widnes

    Today (8 September 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    W
    13
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wednesday (9 September 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    NW
    13
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    5
    W
    3
    WSW
    2
    SW
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    28
    27
    26
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    20
    23
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    66%
    61%
    58%
    56%
    55%
    55%
    56%
    62%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Thursday (10 September 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    2
    S
    2
    S
    2
    SSE
    3
    SE
    3
    SE
    3
    SE
    3
    SSE
    5
    S
    7
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    12
    13
    17
    20
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    20
    22
    22
    21
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    76%
    70%
    63%
    60%
    56%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    65%
    71%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Friday (11 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    NW
    5
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    2
    WSW
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    16
    12
    10
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    86%
    84%
    78%
    72%
    67%
    64%
    60%
    59%
    60%
    62%
    67%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Saturday (12 September 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    2
    SW
    2
    SSW
    2
    SSW
    2
    S
    3
    S
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    3
    SSE
    4
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    13
    18
    20
    20
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    70%
    64%
    63%
    61%
    63%
    66%
    68%
    74%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Sunday (13 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    17
    19
    19
    18
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    84%
    77%
    72%
    75%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Monday (14 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    17°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    5
    S
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    15
    19
    21
    20
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    92%
    85%
    73%
    69%
    76%
    83%
    UV - - 1 2 4 1 1 -

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    Headline:

    Turning drier with lighter winds over the next few days.

    Today:

    A day of sunshine and showers, with the some of the showers turning heavy and thundery in places. Winds also turning a little strong once again helping to give a rather cool feel to the day. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers ease overnight as cloud breaks up, leaving clear spells for many. Winds also die down into the early hours. Feeling cool overnight for many. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with plenty of sunny spells across the region. Some patchy cloud in places. Winds a lot lighter than Tuesday making it feel slightly warmer. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Staying changeable through the week, as another band of rain moves in from the west on Thursday, before drier and brighter weather returns on Friday. Temperatures likely around average.

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