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CURRENT WEATHER

Current weather in United Kingdom

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Name Time
(UTC), date		 Wind
(dir.,m/s)		 Visibility Phenomena Clouds Т
(С)		 Тd
(С)		 f
(%)		 Тe
(С)		 Тes
(С)		 P
(hPa)		 Po
(hPa)		 Тmin
(С)		 Tmax
(С)		 R
(mm)		 R24
(mm)		 S
(sm)
Baltasound00 24.02 SW 1-1
{2}		 55 km 1/1 540 m +1.3 +0.7 96 +1 +1 1007.1 1005.2
Lerwick00 24.02 calm 0 200 m fog 10/10 30 m +3.0 +2.7 98 +2 +2 1006.8 996.7
Fair Isle00 24.02 SE 2-2
{3}		 n/a clear +5.7 +5.3 97 +4 +4 1006.3 999.3
Kirkwall00 24.02 S 5-5
{6}		 22 km clear +3.9 +3.5 97 -1 -1 1006.4 1003.2
South Uist Range00 24.02 SE 14-19
{19}		 3900 m precipitation 10/10 300 m +8.1 +7.1 93 +2 +2 1001.8 1001.3
Stornoway00 24.02 S 5-8
{9}		 7000 m slight rain 10/10 360 m +7.9 +7.2 95 +4 +4 1003.8 1002.0
Loch Glascarnoch00 24.02 E 4-4
{4}		 35 km slight rain 10/10 1110 m +4.7 +3.1 89 +1 +1 1006.0 973.3
Aultbea00 24.02 S 2-4
{4}		 16 km slight rain 10/10 1500 m +8.0 +5.1 82 +7 +7 1004.6 1003.3
Bealach Na Ba00 24.02 0 n/a n/a +2.7 +2.7 100
Aonach Moor00 24.02 S 19-23
{23}		 n/a n/a +0.7 +0.7 100
Altnaharra00 24.02 N 2-3
{4}		 50 km 10/10 +5.2 +3.1 86 +3 +3 1005.4 995.4
Tulloch Bridge00 24.02 SE 4-8
{8}		 24 km slight rain 10/10 400 m +6.3 +4.7 89 +2 +2 1008.1 977.9 0.4
Tain Range00 24.02 SE 4-5
{5}		 30 km 10/10 +6.0 +4.7 91 +2 +2 1006.1 1005.6
Aviemore00 24.02 0 60 km rain within past hour 10/10 1500 m +7.0 +3.9 81 1006.9 979.4
Cairngorm00 24.02 S 8-9
{12}		 n/a n/a -0.8 -0.8 100
Kinloss00 24.02 0 n/a
Lossiemouth00 24.02 SE 4-5
{5}		 30 km 10/10 +6.2 +3.8 85 +3 +3 1006.9 1006.1
Cairnwell00 24.02 S 7-7
{10}		 n/a n/a +1.3 +1.3 100
Wick00 24.02 S 3-4
{5}		 28 km 10/10 +5.9 +4.2 89 +3 +3 1006.7 1002.3
Aboyne00 24.02 SE 1-2
{3}		 45 km 10/10 2000 m +3.4 +2.5 94 +2 +2 1008.1 990.9
Inverbervie00 24.02 W 5-6
{8}		 29 km 10/10 1500 m +6.9 +5.2 89 +3 +3 1008.5 992.1
Aberdeen00 24.02 NE 1-1
{2}		 35 km 10/10 +4.7 +2.6 86 +3 +3 1008.5 1000.5
Tiree00 24.02 S 10-13
{14}		 3900 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 60 m +8.7 +8.5 99 +4 +4 1004.8 1003.3
Port Ellen00 24.02 SE 7-9
{10}		 10 km 10/10 90 m +8.8 +8.7 99 +4 +4 1007.2 1005.1
Machrihanish00 24.02 SE 5-7
{9}		 11 km 10/10 90 m +9.2 +8.8 97 +6 +6 1007.4 1006.1
West Freugh00 24.02 0-5
{5}		 200 m fog 10/10 60 m +8.1 +7.9 99 1009.3 1007.9
Glasgow00 24.02 E 3-4
{4}		 2700 m heavy drizzle 10/10 150 m +7.4 +7.3 99 +5 +5 1008.6 1001.4 0.4
Prestwick00 24.02 S 2-4
{4}		 >70 km drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 500 m +8.8 +7.2 90 +7 +7 1008.4 1005.2
Strathallan00 24.02 W 1-2
{3}		 14 km slight rain 10/10 1200 m +7.0 +6.4 96 +6 +6 1009.3 1005.0 0.4
Dundrennan00 24.02 S 5-7
{7}		 <100 m fog 10/10 30 m +7.4 +7.4 100 +3 +3 1009.9 996.1 0.4
Drumalbin00 24.02 S 2-4
{6}		 7000 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 180 m +7.0 +6.6 97 +5 +5 1009.1 979.4 0.2
Charterhall00 24.02 SW 4-6
{6}		 15 km slight rain 10/10 1320 m +7.2 +6.6 96 +3 +3 1010.2 996.2 0.2
Eskdalemuir00 24.02 S 2-3
{5}		 3300 m drizzle 10/10 120 m +6.4 +6.2 99 +4 +4 1011.0 982.3 0.2
Edinburgh00 24.02 SE 1-2
{4}		 30 km slight rain 10/10 1020 m +7.6 +6.8 95 +7 +7 1009.1 1002.1 0.2
Leuchars00 24.02 SW 3-3
{4}		 10 km slight rain 10/10 1500 m +7.1 +5.7 91 +4 +4 1009.0 1007.8
Isle of Man00 24.02 SW 4-5
{6}		 8000 m mist 10/10 90 m +9.4 +8.9 97 +7 +7 1010.6 1008.7
St Bees Head00 24.02 S 6-8
{11}		 <100 m fog 10/10 30 m +8.1 +8.1 100 +4 +4 1011.1 996.0
Keswick00 24.02 E 2-3
{6}		 >70 km drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 420 m +9.3 +7.9 91 +8 +8 1010.9 1001.1
Walney Island00 24.02 S 4-6
{6}		 200 m precipitation 10/10 30 m +8.1 +7.8 98 +5 +5 1011.5 1009.7
Carlisle00 24.02 0 2700 m slight drizzle 10/10 360 m +7.9 +7.1 95 1010.9 1007.4 0.6
Spadeadam00 24.02 S 2-3
{3}		 300 m slight rain 10/10 60 m +6.2 +6.2 100 +4 +4 1011.2 976.6 1
Shap Fell00 24.02 SW 4-6
{6}		 16 km slight rain 10/10 210 m +7.7 +6.8 94 +4 +4 1011.5 981.0 0.2
Warcop Range00 24.02 SE 3-4
{4}		 40 km rain within past hour 10/10 210 m +7.3 +6.8 97 +4 +4 1011.6 984.0 0.6
Great Dun Fell00 24.02 SW 9-11
{11}		 n/a n/a +3.7 +3.7 100
Redesdale Camp00 24.02 SW 1-3
{3}		 8000 m slight rain 10/10 210 m +6.6 +6.0 96 +5 +5 1011.1 985.4 1
Albemarle00 24.02 SW 1-1
{2}		 2200 m slight rain 10/10 1140 m +6.7 +6.2 97 +5 +5 1011.1 993.8 2
Boulmer00 24.02 SW 4-5
{5}		 24 km slight drizzle 10/10 1500 m +8.0 +6.4 90 +5 +5 1010.6 1007.8
Leeming00 24.02 SE 2-4
{5}		 7000 m slight drizzle 10/10 60 m +8.5 +7.9 96 +6 +6 1012.3 1008.2 1
Topcliffe00 24.02 SE 3-4
{4}		 6000 m rain within past hour 10/10 480 m +8.4 +8.0 97 +6 +6 1012.4 1009.4 1
Loftus Samos00 24.02 SW 2-3
{7}		 6000 m rain 10/10 1230 m +7.4 +6.7 95 +5 +5 1012.3 993.1 1
Fylingdales00 24.02 SW 5-6
{7}		 n/a n/a +7.0 +7.0 100 0.6
Bridlington Mrsc00 24.02 SW 4-5
{6}		 n/a 10/10 1350 m +8.7 +8.0 95 +6 +6 1012.5 1010.7 0.4
Mona00 24.02 SW 8-11
{11}		 200 m slight rain 10/10 30 m +9.0 +9.0 100 +4 +4 1013.1 1005.8
Valley00 24.02 0 300 m slight rain 10/10 60 m +9.0 +8.7 98 1012.6 1011.2
Capel Curig00 24.02 SW 10-13
{13}		 4300 m rain 10/10 90 m +8.9 +8.6 98 +4 +4 1013.6 987.5
Rhyl00 24.02 SW 6-9
{10}		 45 km 10/10 1380 m +10.9 +8.8 87 +8 +8 1012.9 1003.6
Crosby00 24.02 SW 6-7
{7}		 27 km 10/10 1050 m +9.6 +8.3 92 +6 +6 1012.6 1011.5
Blackpool Airport00 24.02 S 4-5
{5}		 n/a n/a +9.3 +8.6 95 +6 +6 1012.3 1011.1
Hawarden00 24.02 SW 6-9
{12}		 65 km 10/10 2000 m +11.7 +9.1 84 +9 +9 1013.1 1011.8
Leek Thorncliffe00 24.02 SW 5-7
{7}		 30 km 10/10 90 m +9.3 +9.3 100 +6 +6 1013.7 977.9
Bingley00 24.02 SW 5-7
{8}		 7000 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 90 m +8.7 +8.4 98 +5 +5 1012.3 980.7 0.2
Leeds Bradford00 24.02 W 5-7
{7}		 n/a n/a +9.3 +9.0 98
Manchester00 24.02 SW 3-5
{6}		 >70 km 9/9 2000 m +10.4 +9.5 94 +8 +8 1012.9 1008.6
Nottingham00 24.02 SW 3-5
{5}		 11 km mist 10/10 90 m +10.3 +10.0 98 +8 +8 1013.6 999.4
Waddington00 24.02 S 2-3
{3}		 2400 m drizzle 10/10 30 m +9.0 +8.7 98 +7 +7 1013.6 1005.2
Cranwell00 24.02 S 3-3
{3}		 14 km mist 10/10 210 m +10.2 +9.7 97 +8 +8 1013.6 1005.9
Leconfield00 24.02 SW 2-3
{4}		 2600 m rain 10/10 870 m +8.6 +8.1 97 +7 +7 1012.8 1011.9 1
Donna Nook00 24.02 S 2-3
{4}		 2700 m slight rain 10/10 870 m +8.9 +8.6 98 +7 +7 1013.4 1012.5
Coningsby00 24.02 0 2000 m drizzle 10/10 60 m +9.4 +9.1 98 1013.7 1013.0
Wainfleet00 24.02 0 900 m slight rain 9/9 90 m +8.2 +8.0 99 1014.0 1013.6
Aberdaron00 24.02 S 5 n/a fog 10/8 900 m +9.2 +9.2 100 +6 +6 1014.1 1002.5
Bala00 24.02 W 3-5
{8}		 n/a n/a +10.0 +9.7 98 +8 +8 1013.9 994.1
Lake Vyrnwy00 24.02 SW 3-7
{10}		 19 km drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 90 m +8.9 +8.9 100 +6 +6 1014.1 970.8
Shawbury00 24.02 0 30 km 10/10 300 m +11.2 +9.4 89 1014.6 1005.8
Wittering00 24.02 SW 5-6
{7}		 26 km 10/10 210 m +10.9 +10.3 96 +8 +8 1013.7 1004.8
Holbeach00 24.02 SW 4-5
{5}		 3400 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 90 m +9.3 +9.2 99 +6 +6 1013.9 1013.5
Marham00 24.02 S 3-3
{3}		 1600 m drizzle 10/10 60 m +9.5 +9.5 100 +7 +7 1014.5 1011.9 0.2
Weybourne00 24.02 S 4-5
{5}		 8000 m slight rain 10/10 2000 m +9.3 +8.8 97 +6 +6 1013.9 1011.3
Aberporth00 24.02 0 9000 m mist 10/10 840 m +10.6 +10.0 96 1014.7 998.6
Trawsgoed00 24.02 S 3-5
{6}		 23 km 10/10 1110 m +11.5 +9.6 88 +10 +10 1015.1 1007.4
Sennybridge00 24.02 W 6-10
{10}		 100 m fog 10/10 30 m +9.0 +8.6 97 +5 +5 1015.5 978.5
Shobdon00 24.02 W 7-9
{10}		 40 km 10/10 420 m +11.6 +9.3 86 +8 +8 1014.9 1002.9
Hereford00 24.02 W 2-3
{5}		 50 km 10/10 540 m +11.9 +9.3 84 +11 +11 1015.7 1006.5
Pershore00 24.02 SW 5-6
{7}		 30 km 10/10 1500 m +10.6 +9.5 93 +8 +8 1015.8 1011.6
Coleshill00 24.02 SW 3-7
{7}		 45 km 10/10 240 m +11.1 +10.2 94 +9 +9 1014.6 1003.0
Church Lawford00 24.02 W 3-5
{6}		 40 km 10/10 360 m +10.6 +9.8 95 +9 +9 1014.7 1001.7
Bedford00 24.02 SW 2-3
{4}		 35 km 10/10 270 m +10.7 +10.0 95 +9 +9 1014.6 1004.3
Wattisham00 24.02 SW 2-3
{4}		 2300 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 30 m +9.8 +9.7 99 +8 +8 1015.0 1004.1
Milford Haven00 24.02 SW 6-9
{9}		 6000 m mist 10/10 870 m +10.3 +10.1 99 +7 +7 1015.3 1009.9
Pembrey Sands00 24.02 S 3-4
{8}		 1500 m fog within past hour 10/10 90 m +9.4 +9.2 99 +7 +7 1015.5 1015.1
Little Rissington00 24.02 W 4-6
{9}		 18 km 10/10 90 m +9.8 +9.5 98 +7 +7 1015.4 990.0
Brize Norton00 24.02 0 30 km 10/10 180 m +11.0 +9.8 92 1016.1 1006.1
Benson00 24.02 SW 4-6
{6}		 30 km 10/10 300 m +12.0 +10.3 89 +10 +10 1016.1 1009.2
Northolt00 24.02 W 6-8
{10}		 29 km 10/10 300 m +12.9 +10.9 88 +10 +10 1015.7 1011.7
Rothamsted00 24.02 0 n/a n/a +11.4 +10.7 95 1015.3 999.9
Andrewsfield00 24.02 W 5-6
{6}		 18 km 10/10 270 m +10.8 +10.8 100 +8 +8 1015.0 1004.4
Shoeburyness00 24.02 SW 2-4
{4}		 18 km 10/10 300 m +12.0 +10.8 92 +11 +11 1015.7 1015.5
Chivenor00 24.02 S 3-4
{4}		 16 km 10/10 1230 m +11.9 +10.1 89 +10 +10 1016.7 1016.0
Liscombe00 24.02 SW 3-5
{5}		 4400 m mist 10/10 30 m +9.5 +8.2 92 +7 +7 1017.1 975.2
Cardiff00 24.02 W 4-7
{7}		 13 km 10/10 1020 m +11.3 +9.6 89 +9 +9 1016.3 1010.3
Lyneham00 24.02 0 n/a 10/10 210 m +11.1 +10.0 93 1016.8 999.2
Larkhill00 24.02 S 2-3
{4}		 22 km 10/10 240 m +10.9 +10.3 96 +9 +9 1017.1 1001.1
Boscombe Down00 24.02 SW 2-3
{4}		 19 km 10/10 240 m +11.3 +10.3 94 +10 +10 1017.3 1002.0
Middle Wallop00 24.02 SW 3-5
{5}		 24 km 10/10 300 m +11.7 +10.4 92 +10 +10 1017.2 1006.2
Odiham00 24.02 0 26 km 9/9 270 m +11.8 +10.4 91 1016.5 1002.2
Charlwood00 24.02 SW 4-6
{8}		 13 km 10/10 120 m +11.5 +11.0 97 +9 +9 1016.3 1008.2
London00 24.02 W 5-7
{7}		 30 km 10/10 300 m +12.6 +11.0 90 +10 +10 1015.8 1012.8
Kenley Airfield00 24.02 W 6-8
{10}		 24 km 10/10 180 m +11.8 +10.7 93 +9 +9 1016.1 995.7
Langdon Bay00 24.02 W 3-4
{7}		 n/a n/a +9.6 +9.6 100 +7 +7 1016.6 1002.3
Scilly00 24.02 SW 9-11
{14}		 7000 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 90 m +10.8 +10.4 97 +7 +7 1016.9 1013.1
Camborne00 24.02 S 6-10
{10}		 4800 m mist 10/10 60 m +11.1 +10.7 97 +8 +8 1017.3 1006.7
Culdrose00 24.02 S 7-12
{12}		 6000 m mist 10/10 60 m +11.2 +10.8 97 +8 +8 1017.3 1008.1
Cardinham00 24.02 S 5-6
{6}		 10 km 10/10 800 m +10.5 +10.2 98 +7 +7 1017.4 993.2
Plymouth00 24.02 S 5-6
{6}		 4700 m mist 10/10 90 m +10.8 +10.8 100 +8 +8 1018.1 1012.0
Dunkeswell Aerodrom00 24.02 S 3-5
{6}		 11 km mist 10/10 720 m +10.4 +10.0 97 +8 +8 1017.4 987.0
Exeter Airport00 24.02 SW 4-5
{6}		 14 km 10/10 1320 m +12.6 +10.1 85 +11 +11 1017.1 1013.8
Yeovilton00 24.02 0 26 km 10/10 1500 m +11.1 +10.2 94 1017.2 1014.8
Isle of Portland00 24.02 W 8-9
{10}		 2700 m mist 10/10 1050 m +10.2 +9.9 98 +6 +6 1018.0 1011.7
Bournemouth00 24.02 W 3-4
{5}		 8000 m mist 10/10 90 m +11.3 +11.2 99 +10 +10 1017.7 1016.5
St. Сatherines Point00 24.02 W 6-8
{8}		 n/a n/a +10.0 +9.9 99 +6 +6 1017.9 1015.4
Thorney Island00 24.02 W 7-9
{9}		 7000 m mist 10/10 60 m +10.8 +10.7 99 +7 +7 1017.3 1016.8
Shoreham Airport00 24.02 W 6-8
{10}		 n/a n/a +10.7 +10.3 97 +7 +7 1017.1 1016.8
Herstmonceux00 24.02 0 3800 m mist 10/10 60 m +10.4 +10.3 99 1016.8 1010.5
Guernsey Airport00 24.02 SW 5 25 km {drizzle} 9/8 90 m
[Sc Ci fib]		 +10.5 +10.2 98 +7 +7 1019.7 1007.4 0.0
Jersey Airport00 24.02 S 5-7
{8}		 26 km 10/10 930 m +11.5 +10.5 94 +9 +9 1019.9 1009.6
Thomastown00 24.02 S 4-6
{10}		 13 km 10/10 600 m +10.4 +7.9 84 +8 +8 1007.1 998.4
Castlederg00 24.02 SW 4-9
{11}		 25 km 10/10 840 m +10.4 +7.0 79 +8 +8 1006.8 1000.9
Magilligan00 24.02 SW 8-10
{13}		 18 km 10/10 720 m +11.0 +8.6 85 +7 +7 1006.5 1005.8
Lough Fea00 24.02 SW 4-7
{12}		 19 km 10/10 800 m +9.5 +7.5 87 +7 +7 1008.1 981.0
Portglenone00 24.02 S 4-6
{7}		 12 km mist 10/10 400 m +10.5 +9.6 94 +8 +8 1007.5 999.7
Ballypatrick Forest00 24.02 SW 5-8
{9}		 14 km 8/8 270 m +10.6 +9.2 91 +8 +8 1007.3 988.5
Belfast00 24.02 S 4-5
{8}		 9000 m mist 10/10 540 m +10.8 +9.6 92 +8 +8 1008.4 1000.8
Glenanne00 24.02 SW 5-8
{10}		 9000 m slight drizzle and rain 10/10 300 m +10.3 +9.7 96 +7 +7 1008.1 988.7
Almondsbury00 24.02 SW 0 n/a mist 10/10 120 m +10.6 +10.1 97 +10 +10 1016.8 1007.6
Tibenham Airfield00 24.02 S 2-2
{3}		 1700 m drizzle or snow grains within past hour 10/10 60 m +9.2 +9.0 99 +8 +8 1014.4 1008.0
The table shows the current weather (for the last period of observations) in the region United Kingdom. You can select a different region from the drop-down list below.
Attention! The time in the tables is UTC. To get the local time, you need to add delta.
Explanations to columns:
  • Wind - indicated wind speed in m/s - average for 10 minutes, gusts within and between terms (in curly brackets) and direction from which the wind blows: N - North, NE - North-East, E - East, SE - South-East , S - South, SW - South-West, W - West, NW - North-West.
  • Visibility - horizontal range of visibility in meters or kilometers. When visibility is from 1 to 10 km in the absence of precipitation, haze is usually observed, and when visibility is reduced to 1 km or less, fog is observed. In dry weather, visibility may be reduced by smoke, dust, or haze.
  • Phenomena - atmospheric phenomena observed during the period or in the last hour before the period are indicated; curly brackets indicate phenomena observed between periods (1-3 hours before the period); square brackets indicate hail or icy deposits with their diameter in mm.
  • Clouds - are through slash total and lower clouds in points, and the height of the lower border of the cloud in meters; square brackets contain cloud forms: Ci - Cirrus, Cs - Cirrostratus, Cc - Cirrocumulus, Ac - Altocumulus, As - Altostratus, Sc - Stratocumulus, Ns - Nimbostratus, Cu - Cumulus, Cb - Cumulonimbus. For more information about cloud classification, see the cloud Atlas (PDF).
  • T - Air temperature - temperature measured at a height of 2 m above the ground.
  • Td - Dew point temperature - the temperature at which the water vapor contained in the air reaches saturation.
  • f - Relative humidity measured at a height of 2 m above the ground.
  • Te - Effective temperature is the temperature felt by a seasonally dressed person in the shade. Characteristic of stuffy weather. The calculation takes into account the effects of air humidity and wind speed on a person's heat sensation.
  • Tes - Effective sun temperature - The temperature a person feels, corrected for solar heating. Characteristic of sweltering weather. Depends on the height of the sun above the horizon, cloud cover, and wind speed. At night, overcast, and with winds of 12 m/s or more, the correction is zero.
  • P - Atmospheric pressure - atmospheric pressure reduced to sea level.
  • Po - Atmospheric pressure - atmospheric pressure measured at the station level.
  • Tmin - Minimum temperature - minimum air temperature at a height of 2 m above the ground.
  • Tmax - Maximum temperature - maximum air temperature at a height of 2 m above the ground.
  • R - Precipitation - The amount of precipitation over a period of time, mm. When you hover the mouse cursor over a number - the period of time during which the specified amount of precipitation fell.
  • R24 - 24hour precipitation - The amount of precipitation in 24 hours, mm.
  • S - Snow cover - The height of the snow cover. When you hover the mouse over the number - the state of the snow cover and the degree of coverage in points.
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