Skelmersdale (Lancashire) weather

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    8 day forecast for Skelmersdale

    Today (19 May 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    4
    E
    5
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    E
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    11
    14
    17
    17
    19
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    10
    8
    9
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    78%
    75%
    69%
    64%
    61%
    58%
    55%
    52%
    53%
    53%
    54%
    55%
    59%
    65%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    SSE
    3
    WNW
    3
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    8
    WNW
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    6
    NW
    4
    NW
    3
    WNW
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    9
    12
    15
    20
    22
    22
    20
    17
    15
    14
    12
    10
    7
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    76%
    72%
    65%
    60%
    56%
    50%
    42%
    42%
    44%
    49%
    51%
    52%
    56%
    63%
    72%
    80%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    NW
    3
    NNW
    5
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    11
    19
    23
    21
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    92%
    84%
    63%
    46%
    48%
    53%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    N
    7
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    15
    18
    19
    22
    20
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    69%
    56%
    43%
    40%
    43%
    58%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    SW
    7
    W
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    15
    18
    19
    18
    15
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    71%
    65%
    52%
    43%
    43%
    49%
    67%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Light rain Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    12
    16
    20
    19
    17
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    86%
    82%
    80%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    17
    22
    23
    25
    25
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    79%
    68%
    63%
    64%
    72%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 -
    Monday (26 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    16
    20
    22
    23
    22
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    81%
    75%
    65%
    61%
    64%
    73%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -

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    Headline:

    Scattered showers and sunny spells this week.

    Today:

    Rather cloudy overall, though some bright spells emerging. Scattered showers developing, perhaps heavy and thundery in places with gusty winds. Feeling less warm than the weekend. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers becoming more isolated, though potentially lingering in places until the end of the night. Clear spells elsewhere. Locally chilly in rural spots. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A fine start with some bright spells. Showers again bubbling up into the afternoon, possibly heavy and thundery. Feeling pleasant in any intermediary sunshine. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Largely fine with warm sunny spells at times. Chance of some showers on Wednesday, mostly in the south. Continuing to turn locally chilly overnight in rural spots under clear skies.

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