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Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius;
8 day forecast for Folkestone
Today (18 May 2025)
| Time |
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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| Temperature |
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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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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13°
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13°
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12°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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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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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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| Wind direction and speed |
N
6
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N
7
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N
7
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N
8
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NNE
7
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NNE
7
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ENE
8
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E
9
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E
10
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E
10
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E
10
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E
10
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E
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
8
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ENE
8
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NE
8
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NE
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
18
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19
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18
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17
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16
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16
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16
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16
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17
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17
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16
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16
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15
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15
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16
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17
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16
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17
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| Visibility |
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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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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G
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G
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G
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| Humidity |
85%
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76%
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75%
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74%
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71%
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66%
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65%
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65%
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63%
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63%
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61%
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62%
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64%
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68%
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76%
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85%
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87%
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88%
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| UV | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Monday (19 May 2025)
| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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| Temperature (°C) |
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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12°
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13°
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15°
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15°
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16°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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15°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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10°
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11°
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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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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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9°
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9°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
7
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NE
8
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NE
8
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NE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
11
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ENE
11
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ENE
12
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ENE
12
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ENE
12
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NE
13
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NNE
14
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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| Wind gust (mph) |
17
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17
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17
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16
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16
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15
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16
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17
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19
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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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26
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25
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25
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25
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23
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23
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23
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22
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22
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| Visibility (description) |
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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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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| Humidity |
90%
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91%
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91%
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91%
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91%
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91%
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87%
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83%
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75%
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72%
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66%
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63%
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59%
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54%
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50%
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48%
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50%
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48%
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48%
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54%
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65%
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74%
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77%
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79%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Tuesday (20 May 2025)
| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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17°
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18°
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18°
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15°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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8°
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10°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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13°
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10°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
11
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NE
12
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ENE
11
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NE
8
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NNE
5
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| Wind gust (mph) |
21
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20
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19
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20
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23
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23
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19
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15
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9
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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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VG
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VG
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E
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
80%
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82%
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88%
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81%
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57%
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44%
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42%
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50%
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70%
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| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (21 May 2025)
| Time |
01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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12°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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13°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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11°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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11°
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9°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
N
4
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NW
4
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NNW
5
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N
7
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SE
8
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ESE
9
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NE
9
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NE
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
8
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9
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12
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15
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16
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19
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16
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13
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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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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
75%
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78%
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69%
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58%
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61%
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63%
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68%
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82%
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
Thursday (22 May 2025)
| Time |
01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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8°
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10°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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8°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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10°
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8°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
8
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N
8
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N
9
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NE
10
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NNE
10
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ENE
11
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NE
11
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NNE
8
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| Wind gust (mph) |
11
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14
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15
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20
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22
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22
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20
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14
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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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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
84%
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83%
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75%
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57%
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52%
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51%
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59%
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71%
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
Friday (23 May 2025)
| Time |
01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Weather symbols |  |
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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20%
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| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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10°
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12°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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8°
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10°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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10°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNW
7
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NNW
7
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NW
8
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NNW
9
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NNW
10
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N
9
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NE
9
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NNE
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
13
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12
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16
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18
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19
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16
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13
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10
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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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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
78%
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82%
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72%
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58%
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51%
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47%
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55%
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74%
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
Saturday (24 May 2025)
| Time |
01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
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20%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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10°
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14°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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9°
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12°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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11°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
6
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W
7
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W
7
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WSW
10
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SSW
10
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SSW
10
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SW
10
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SSW
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
10
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12
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16
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17
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18
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17
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13
|
11
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
|
G
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VG
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VG
|
G
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| Humidity |
81%
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84%
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77%
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60%
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54%
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55%
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65%
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82%
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sunday (25 May 2025)
| Time |
01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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20%
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30%
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20%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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11°
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15°
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16°
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17°
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16°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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10°
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13°
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14°
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15°
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14°
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11°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
7
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SW
7
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SSW
7
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SW
9
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SW
10
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SSW
11
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SW
10
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SW
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
10
|
10
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15
|
17
|
20
|
20
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17
|
13
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| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
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VG
|
VG
|
VG
|
VG
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VG
|
VG
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| Humidity |
90%
|
92%
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86%
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72%
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60%
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54%
|
60%
|
80%
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| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
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London & South East England weather forecast
Headline:
Fine with warm sunshine after early cloud clears.
Today:
Initially cloudy and misty, but brightening up for most to a fine, warm day with lengthy sunny periods. The warmth perhaps tempered in the north and east by the breeze. Maximum temperature 21 °C.
Tonight:
A fine evening for most, with some warm evening sunshine. Cloud increasing from the east again overnight, though perhaps starting to break by dawn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Monday:
Patchy cloud to start, but soon becoming clear, sunny and warm. Patchy cloud with isolated heavy, perhaps thundery showers developing to the northwest through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Fine and warm after early cloud clears each day. A chance of showers Tuesday, but dry thereafter, with sunshine becoming hazy toward the end of the week. Cooler on coasts.
Updated:
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