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    7 day forecast for Harwich

    Today (16 May 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    19
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    83%
    86%
    92%
    UV 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 rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    16
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    89%
    87%
    80%
    71%
    62%
    58%
    52%
    46%
    44%
    43%
    43%
    43%
    45%
    58%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 3 2 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 shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    79%
    72%
    64%
    59%
    58%
    58%
    63%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    75%
    83%
    80%
    82%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 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 Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    25
    27
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    26
    24
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    82%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    78%
    80%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 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 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    22
    22
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    22
    22
    20
    18
    17
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    68%
    63%
    59%
    57%
    60%
    57%
    57%
    57%
    59%
    63%
    68%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    9
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    11
    14
    18
    20
    19
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    94%
    87%
    72%
    62%
    57%
    66%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    20°
    22°
    23°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    18°
    21°
    21°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    16
    19
    20
    19
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    80%
    66%
    56%
    55%
    60%
    72%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -

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    Headline:

    Evening and overnight rain, occasionally heavy. Sunny spells Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Patchy rain at first, becoming more persistent, and locally heavy, through the evening. This clearing eastern coasts before dawn, with dry conditions and occasional spells following. Generally milder than previous nights. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Sunday:

    Generally a dry and bright start, far eastern coasts cloudier initially. Isolated showers in the far west from midday, spreading east into the evening and becoming heavy in places. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Monday sunshine and scattered heavy showers. Rain and strong winds overnight, clears Tuesday with windy conditions and showers following. Wednesday breezy, bright spells and isolated showers. Temperatures becoming warmer.

    Updated:

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