Handforth (Cheshire East) weather

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    7 day forecast for Handforth

    Today (16 May 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    ≥95%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility
    M
    P
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    UV 1 1 - -
    Sunday (17 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Cloudy Light shower night Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    18
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    22
    22
    19
    17
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    74%
    65%
    59%
    58%
    55%
    52%
    48%
    45%
    47%
    54%
    62%
    67%
    73%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Monday (18 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    W
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    S
    5
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    16
    16
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    88%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    85%
    81%
    73%
    66%
    61%
    56%
    53%
    48%
    43%
    44%
    44%
    48%
    58%
    65%
    69%
    71%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Tuesday (19 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    22
    25
    25
    24
    25
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    70%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wednesday (20 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 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
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    22
    23
    25
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    23
    20
    17
    15
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    78%
    74%
    68%
    67%
    64%
    64%
    60%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    72%
    75%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Thursday (21 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    20°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    19
    22
    23
    21
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    89%
    86%
    75%
    62%
    54%
    55%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Friday (22 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    23°
    25°
    23°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    23°
    21°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    18
    23
    24
    23
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    77%
    77%
    69%
    56%
    48%
    50%
    64%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -

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    Headline:

    Cloud and rain overnight. Showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A damp end to the day with outbreaks of rain continuing to clear eastwards. Turning drier overnight with a mixture of clear spells and isolated showers. Milder than last night and staying frost-free. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Sunday:

    Bright or sunny spells and isolated showers until mid to late afternoon, then the showers become more widespread, frequent and often heavy, with a chance of thunder. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    A chilly start to Monday with sunshine and showers. Becoming wet and windy overnight with rain followed by showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures gradually on the rise.

    Updated:

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