Weather in Leith

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:47 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 53 °F

Feels like: 49 °F
Low / high: 48 / 57 °F
Rain: 78% · 0.03 in
Wind: 6 mph SSW

↗ 30.18 inHg · rising

Today in Leith: light rain, 48 °F to 57 °F, with a 78% chance of rain (0.03 in) and a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 49 °F to 60 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 60 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Measured now at the airport

Edinburgh (EGPH), 7.4 mi away · 27 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature52 °F

Wind12 mph from the southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

57° 48°
Today
60° 49°
Thu 29
58° 47°
Fri 30
59° 51°
Sat 31
54° 42°
Sun 1
51° 40°
Mon 2
44° 37°
Tue 3
42° 36°
Wed 4
44° 35°
Thu 5
46° 37°
Fri 6
44° 36°
Sat 7
46° 41°
Sun 8
51° 44°
Mon 9
51° 49°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	48 / 57 °F	78% · 0.03 in	17 mph SW	1.6 ft	3:17 am · 3:44 pm	ICON-EU
Thu 29	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	0%	10 mph SSW	0.5 ft	4:07 am · 4:33 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	0%	5 mph SSE	0.1 ft	5:02 am · 5:26 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	51 / 59 °F	12%	8 mph SW	0.1 ft	6:00 am · 6:21 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Fog	42 / 54 °F	14%	6 mph SSE	0.6 ft	6:59 am · 7:20 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Fog	40 / 51 °F	6%	6 mph WSW	0.5 ft	8:01 am · 8:24 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	37 / 44 °F	12%	7 mph WSW	0.3 ft	9:07 am · 9:34 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	36 / 42 °F	11%	6 mph W	0.3 ft	10:21 am · 10:48 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	35 / 44 °F	10%	4 mph N	0.2 ft	11:31 am · 11:53 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	37 / 46 °F	10%	4 mph NE	0.1 ft	12:26 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	36 / 44 °F	10%	3 mph WNW	—	12:46 am · 1:10 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Overcast	41 / 46 °F	14%	6 mph SSW	—	1:30 am · 1:49 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	44 / 51 °F	14% · 0.12 in	9 mph E	—	2:10 am · 2:25 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	49 / 51 °F	22% · 0.02 in	6 mph NE	—	2:48 am · 3:01 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: 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	Partly cloudy	Light rain	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	48°	51°	53°	53°	56°	57°	54°	53°
Chance of rain	4%	61%	76%	16%	0%	2%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	14 SW	17 SSW	15 WSW	13 WSW	13 WSW	11 WSW	10 SW	8 SW
Humidity	75%	80%	80%	80%	72%	75%	79%	82%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

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

What 6 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	57°	57°	56°	57°	51°	49°	44°
AIFS	55°	57°	56°	56°	50°	47°	48°
GFS	57°	58°	58°	58°	54°	53°	53°
ICON	56°	59°	56°	58°	54°	50°	50°
ARPEGE	56°	59°	58°	57°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	57°	60°	58°	59°	54°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.04 in	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0
AIFS	0.05 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0.04 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0.02 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0	0.02 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.03 in	0	0	0	0	—	—
Confidence	medium	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	1835	915	816	915	723	615	711
AIFS	17	8	8	8	5	3	4
GFS	2144	722	716	1024	58	67	33
ICON	1940	919	714	918	817	410	36
ARPEGE	2744	1320	917	914	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1740	1021	59	816	616	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	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)	78%	0%	0%	12%	14%	6%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	100%	0%	2%	27%	32%	0%	6%

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.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal −0.7 °F	Below −75%	A bit above +0.7 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal 0.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	48° / 44°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +23%	A bit above +0.7 °F	47° / 44°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +22%	A bit above +0.9 °F	46° / 43°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	45° / 42°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
February	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
March	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F

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.

Leith climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Leith is from July to August: highs of 67 °F to 67 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

45° 35°

JanJ
46° 35°

FebF
49° 37°

MarM
53° 40°

AprA
59° 44°

MayM
64° 49°

JunJ
67° 52°

JulJ
67° 52°

AugA
62° 48°

SepS
56° 44°

OctO
49° 38°

NovN
45° 35°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	45°	35°	2.28 in	12	1.3	44°	4.9 ft
FebruaryFeb	46°	35°	1.83 in	9	2.2	43°	4.6 ft
MarchMar	49°	37°	1.87 in	9	3.5	43°	4.1 ft
AprilApr	53°	40°	1.60 in	8	5.1	45°	3.3 ft
MayMay	59°	44°	1.85 in	10	6.2	49°	3.1 ft
JuneJun	64°	49°	2.45 in	11	5.0	53°	2.8 ft
JulyJul	67°	52°	2.56 in	12	5.0	57°	2.4 ft
AugustAug	67°	52°	2.71 in	11	4.4	58°	2.6 ft
SeptemberSep	62°	48°	2.09 in	10	4.0	56°	3.1 ft
OctoberOct	56°	44°	2.77 in	12	2.6	53°	4.2 ft
NovemberNov	49°	38°	2.30 in	12	1.6	50°	4.7 ft
DecemberDec	45°	35°	2.43 in	11	0.8	47°	4.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	44°	4.9 ft
Feb	43°	4.6 ft
Mar	43°	4.1 ft
Apr	45°	3.3 ft
May	49°	3.1 ft
Jun	53°	2.8 ft
Jul	57°	2.4 ft
Aug	58°	2.6 ft
Sep	56°	3.1 ft
Oct	53°	4.2 ft
Nov	50°	4.7 ft
Dec	47°	4.9 ft

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

A normal year brings 26.74 in of rain on about 127 days and about 1,250 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

Now53 °Ffeels like 49 °F

Tomorrow49 / 60 °F

It's 53 °F now (feels like 49 °F). Today, 48 °F to 57 °F; tomorrow, 49 °F to 60 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 78% 0.03 in
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 12%
Sun 1 14%
Mon 2 6%
Tue 3 12%

Today the chance of rain reaches 78%, with 0.03 in in total. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.03 in; last 3 days, 0.18 in; last 7 days, 1.84 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity82%

Dew point47 °F

Humidity is 82% now and the dew point is 47 °F.

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

Visibility and fog

Now19 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (19 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: 1 · 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 · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.2030.40 30.40

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.22 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 21

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	Drizzle	48 / 60 °F	0.12 in	24 mph SW
Mon 26	Drizzle	46 / 60 °F	0.13 in	19 mph SSW
Sun 25	Drizzle	46 / 51 °F	0.15 in	31 mph WSW
Sat 24	Light rain	40 / 50 °F	0.67 in	27 mph SSW
Fri 23	Light rain	39 / 45 °F	0.76 in	14 mph NW
Thu 22	Light rain	41 / 52 °F	0.13 in	14 mph WSW
Wed 21	Light rain	47 / 55 °F	0.46 in	16 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	51 / 54 °F	0.03 in	11 mph E
Mon 19	Light drizzle	34 / 54 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ESE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	33 / 50 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Sat 17	Mainly clear	38 / 51 °F	0	4 mph W
Fri 16	Mainly clear	44 / 55 °F	0	10 mph W
Thu 15	Light rain	50 / 59 °F	0.49 in	19 mph WSW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	49 / 61 °F	0.04 in	20 mph SSW
Tue 13	Heavy drizzle	50 / 62 °F	0.19 in	21 mph WSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	44 / 61 °F	0.01 in	12 mph ESE
Sun 11	Overcast	46 / 56 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	47 / 54 °F	0	19 mph WSW
Fri 9	Light drizzle	49 / 58 °F	0.08 in	17 mph WSW
Thu 8	Drizzle	41 / 54 °F	0.19 in	9 mph WSW
Wed 7	Mainly clear	43 / 56 °F	0	10 mph W
Tue 6	Light drizzle	47 / 58 °F	0.01 in	8 mph WSW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	53 / 62 °F	0.02 in	17 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light drizzle	52 / 64 °F	0.01 in	17 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Fri 2	Light rain	54 / 63 °F	0.17 in	17 mph SSW
Thu 1	Overcast	53 / 61 °F	0	12 mph SSW
Wed 30	Light drizzle	57 / 65 °F	0.11 in	13 mph SSE
Tue 29	Overcast	46 / 62 °F	0	15 mph E
Mon 28	Overcast	49 / 61 °F	0	11 mph SW

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 LeithQuestions

What's the weather like today in Leith?

Light rain, from 48 °F to 57 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southwest (6 mph) and a 78% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Leith?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 37 °F and a high of 60 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.18 inHg and rising: +0.38 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Leith?

The best time to visit Leith is from July to August: highs of 67 °F to 67 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Leith in October?

In October, Leith normally sees highs of 56 °F and lows of 44 °F, with about 12 rainy days (2.77 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 53 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Leith?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 67 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 35 °F. The wettest is October (2.77 in) and the driest, April.

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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 3.6 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 11:47 pm (local time).

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