Weather in Porthcawl

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:58 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 57 °F

Feels like: 54 °F
Low / high: 54 / 59 °F
Rain: 100% · 0.11 in
Wind: 10 mph WSW

→ 30.32 inHg · steady

Today in Porthcawl: light showers, 54 °F to 59 °F, with a 100% chance of rain (0.11 in) and a gentle breeze from the west-southwest (10 mph). Tomorrow, fog, 48 °F to 58 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 59 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

59° 54°
Today
58° 48°
Thu 29
58° 49°
Fri 30
55° 46°
Sat 31
54° 44°
Sun 1
53° 46°
Mon 2
54° 45°
Tue 3
55° 48°
Wed 4
53° 45°
Thu 5
51° 42°
Fri 6
50° 41°
Sat 7
55° 49°
Sun 8
58° 54°
Mon 9
58° 54°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light showers	54 / 59 °F	100% · 0.11 in	24 mph WSW	9.6 ft	7:11 am · 7:36 pm	AROME
Thu 29	Fog	48 / 58 °F	2%	12 mph SE	5.4 ft	7:53 am · 8:19 pm	AROME
Fri 30	Overcast	49 / 58 °F	0%	14 mph E	4.1 ft	8:37 am · 9:07 pm	AROME + ICON-EU
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	46 / 55 °F	0%	10 mph E	4.1 ft	9:27 am · 10:01 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	44 / 54 °F	0%	3 mph NE	2.7 ft	10:27 am · 11:10 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	46 / 53 °F	4%	11 mph ENE	2.2 ft	11:44 am	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	45 / 54 °F	2%	10 mph NE	2.0 ft	12:33 am · 1:08 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	48 / 55 °F	0%	13 mph ENE	3.3 ft	1:54 am · 2:24 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	45 / 53 °F	4%	14 mph ENE	3.5 ft	3:02 am · 3:25 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	42 / 51 °F	4%	15 mph ENE	2.6 ft	3:56 am · 4:16 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	41 / 50 °F	9%	14 mph ENE	2.7 ft	4:41 am · 4:59 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	49 / 55 °F	20% · 0.37 in	9 mph E	1.4 ft	5:21 am · 5:38 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	54 / 58 °F	27% · 0.23 in	8 mph ESE	1.4 ft	5:58 am · 6:14 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	54 / 58 °F	25% · 0.48 in	8 mph ESE	1.2 ft	6:32 am · 6:47 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: AROME until Friday 30 7:00 pm; then ICON-EU until Monday 2 7:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 3:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Light showers	Light rain	Light rain	Light showers	Overcast	Overcast	Light showers
Temperature	55°	57°	57°	58°	58°	58°	58°	57°
Chance of rain	2%	65%	61%	100%	98%	96%	94%	33%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	19 WSW	23 W	22 WSW	22 WSW	19 WSW	15 WSW	13 WSW	10 WSW
Humidity	76%	73%	79%	87%	87%	87%	88%	88%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on wind today: take it with some caution.

What 7 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	56°	58°	58°	53°	55°	52°	54°
AIFS	58°	57°	57°	53°	52°	52°	53°
GFS	58°	57°	58°	59°	60°	55°	54°
ICON	57°	58°	57°	54°	55°	53°	54°
ARPEGE	58°	58°	55°	54°	—	—	—
AROME	59°	58°	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	57°	58°	58°	55°	54°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.21 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.09 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0.17 in	0.01 in	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0.08 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0.07 in	0	0	0	—	—	—
AROME	0.11 in	0	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.22 in	0	0	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1832	1121	1223	1018	1114	1225	1026
AIFS	15	9	11	8	12	14	16
GFS	2029	1116	1317	610	824	921	1323
ICON	1629	916	1018	815	510	1120	1425
ARPEGE	2534	1420	1624	1623	—	—	—
AROME	2444	1219	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1933	1117	1219	1017	36	—	—
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	100%	2%	0%	0%	0%	4%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	65%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −1.4 °F	Below −86%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	50° / 45°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +50%	50° / 45°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.3 °F	A bit above +26%	48° / 44°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	47° / 43°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +22%
January	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal
March	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Porthcawl climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Porthcawl is from June to August: highs of 66 °F to 69 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

47° 38°

JanJ
47° 37°

FebF
51° 39°

MarM
56° 42°

AprA
61° 47°

MayM
66° 52°

JunJ
69° 55°

JulJ
68° 55°

AugA
64° 52°

SepS
58° 47°

OctO
52° 42°

NovN
48° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	47°	38°	4.28 in	14	1.4	46°	4.9 ft
FebruaryFeb	47°	37°	3.29 in	11	2.4	46°	5.2 ft
MarchMar	51°	39°	3.15 in	11	4.0	46°	3.8 ft
AprilApr	56°	42°	2.61 in	9	5.7	49°	2.9 ft
MayMay	61°	47°	2.70 in	9	6.8	53°	2.7 ft
JuneJun	66°	52°	2.95 in	10	7.2	58°	2.7 ft
JulyJul	69°	55°	3.57 in	11	6.2	62°	2.4 ft
AugustAug	68°	55°	3.76 in	12	5.7	64°	2.9 ft
SeptemberSep	64°	52°	3.38 in	11	4.6	63°	3.1 ft
OctoberOct	58°	47°	4.61 in	14	3.0	59°	3.8 ft
NovemberNov	52°	42°	5.43 in	15	1.8	54°	4.4 ft
DecemberDec	48°	38°	4.92 in	14	1.1	49°	5.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	46°	4.9 ft
Feb	46°	5.2 ft
Mar	46°	3.8 ft
Apr	49°	2.9 ft
May	53°	2.7 ft
Jun	58°	2.7 ft
Jul	62°	2.4 ft
Aug	64°	2.9 ft
Sep	63°	3.1 ft
Oct	59°	3.8 ft
Nov	54°	4.4 ft
Dec	49°	5.4 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 44.64 in of rain on about 140 days and about 1,500 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now57 °Ffeels like 54 °F

Tomorrow48 / 58 °F

It's 57 °F now (feels like 54 °F). Today, 54 °F to 59 °F; tomorrow, 48 °F to 58 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 100% 0.11 in
Thu 29 2%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 4%
Tue 3 2%

Today the chance of rain reaches 100%, with 0.11 in in total. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.10 in; last 3 days, 0.78 in; last 7 days, 3.53 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity92%

Dew point55 °F

Humidity is 92% now and the dew point is 55 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now16 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (16 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Thu 29: 1 · Fri 30: 2 · Sat 31: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.41

Steady now (−0.00 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.09 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 28

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Heavy drizzle	52 / 60 °F	0.35 in	25 mph WSW
Mon 26	Rain	51 / 61 °F	0.59 in	21 mph SSW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	51 / 54 °F	0.02 in	28 mph W
Sat 24	Rain	48 / 61 °F	1.43 in	29 mph WSW
Fri 23	Rain	48 / 54 °F	0.53 in	29 mph NW
Thu 22	Rain	49 / 58 °F	0.76 in	20 mph WSW
Wed 21	Rain	48 / 54 °F	0.44 in	23 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Drizzle	45 / 51 °F	0.17 in	8 mph NE
Mon 19	Drizzle	46 / 55 °F	0.17 in	15 mph ENE
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	43 / 55 °F	0	12 mph NNE
Sat 17	Overcast	44 / 57 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Fri 16	Light rain	46 / 60 °F	0.22 in	12 mph NW
Thu 15	Light rain	57 / 65 °F	0.12 in	15 mph SW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	53 / 64 °F	0.01 in	13 mph SSW
Tue 13	Drizzle	56 / 64 °F	0.19 in	25 mph WSW
Mon 12	Drizzle	58 / 65 °F	0.19 in	15 mph S
Sun 11	Light drizzle	48 / 60 °F	0.01 in	12 mph SE
Sat 10	Overcast	51 / 57 °F	0	17 mph WNW
Fri 9	Light rain	54 / 62 °F	0.41 in	26 mph W
Thu 8	Light rain	47 / 59 °F	0.16 in	21 mph WNW
Wed 7	Heavy drizzle	49 / 59 °F	0.22 in	13 mph NNW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	59 / 65 °F	0.04 in	6 mph SW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	60 / 63 °F	0.02 in	12 mph W
Sun 4	Overcast	47 / 64 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	51 / 66 °F	0.08 in	12 mph WSW
Fri 2	Light drizzle	58 / 67 °F	0.11 in	12 mph SSW
Thu 1	Heavy drizzle	54 / 63 °F	0.20 in	13 mph SW
Wed 30	Rain	58 / 67 °F	0.64 in	17 mph S
Tue 29	Drizzle	53 / 70 °F	0.08 in	18 mph ESE
Mon 28	Overcast	49 / 63 °F	0	11 mph E

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in PorthcawlQuestions

What's the weather like today in Porthcawl?

Light showers, from 54 °F to 59 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west-southwest (10 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Porthcawl?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): fog.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 44 °F and a high of 59 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.32 inHg and steady: +0.19 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Porthcawl?

The best time to visit Porthcawl is from June to August: highs of 66 °F to 69 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Porthcawl in October?

In October, Porthcawl normally sees highs of 58 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 14 rainy days (4.61 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 59 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Porthcawl?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 69 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is November (5.43 in) and the driest, April.

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Weather near Porthcawl

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.9 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:58 pm (local time).

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