Wednesday 4 November

Preston

12
Sunny spells

All six forecasts expect it to stay dry for the rest of the day.

Low 7°Wind 11 mph6 forecasts averaged, updated at 13:04

Strong agreement

The six highs are within a degree.

8°9°10°11°12°13°14°15°16°17°Average 12.4°MODEEUCAUSFR
None of them expect rain

Should I…

Take an umbrella?NoAll six forecasts say dry
Washing out?MaybeAll six forecasts say dry, 12°
Barbecue?NoDry enough, but only 12°
Good for a run?YesAll six forecasts say dry, 12°

The next 24 hours

Bars show how many forecasts expect rain. Tap an hour for each forecast.

Mostly dry. 2 of 6 forecasts show a passing shower around 3pm.

This hour (midnight), 7°. None of the 6 forecasts expect rain.

  • Met Office8.7°Dry
  • ECMWF (Europe)7.2°Dry
  • GFS (US)7.6°Dry
  • ICON (Germany)6.7°Dry
  • Météo-France7.3°Dry
  • GEM (Canada)6.1°Dry

Tonight's stargazing

Good

Clear spells likely from 9pm until about 11pm. 1 of 6 forecasts agree.

18% moon. Sky darkness here: light polluted.

Stargazing forecast

The optimist

Météo-France
13° dry

The one to show your mates before a barbecue.

The pessimist

Met Office
12° 0.1 mm of rain

Dry, but the chilliest of the lot. Bring a jumper you probably won’t need.

Every forecast, day by day

6°8°10°12°14°WedThuFriSatSunMonTueWednesday 4 NovemberThursday 5 NovemberFriday 6 NovemberSaturday 7 NovemberSunday 8 NovemberMonday 9 NovemberTuesday 10 November
AverageMet OfficeECMWF (Europe)GFS (US)ICON (Germany)Météo-FranceGEM (Canada)

Every forecast for Wednesday 4 November

ForecastHighLowRainWindvs average
Met Officepessimist12.1°7.7°0.1 mm9 mph−0.3°
ECMWF (Europe)12.3°6.7°Dry10 mph−0.1°
GFS (US)12.6°6.0°0.3 mm14 mph+0.2°
ICON (Germany)12.2°6.5°Dry11 mph−0.2°
Météo-Franceoptimist12.7°6.8°Dry13 mph+0.3°
GEM (Canada)12.3°5.4°Dry12 mph−0.1°
Average12.4°6.5°0.1 mm11 mph–

Forecast data: Met Office, Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).

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