Weather in London

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:55 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 56 °F

Feels like: 54 °F
Low / high: 48 / 61 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 6 mph WSW

→ 30.35 inHg · steady

Today in London: overcast, 48 °F to 61 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the west-southwest (6 mph). Tomorrow, fog, 53 °F to 63 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 63 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

61° 48°
Today
63° 53°
Thu 29
60° 49°
Fri 30
58° 49°
Sat 31
54° 48°
Sun 1
53° 49°
Mon 2
56° 47°
Tue 3
55° 47°
Wed 4
54° 43°
Thu 5
53° 44°
Fri 6
49° 42°
Sat 7
56° 47°
Sun 8
59° 53°
Mon 9
59° 54°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	48 / 61 °F	0%	11 mph WSW	2:52 am · 3:10 pm	AROME
Thu 29	Fog	53 / 63 °F	0%	6 mph SSW	3:31 am · 3:51 pm	AROME
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	49 / 60 °F	0%	8 mph E	4:12 am · 4:35 pm	AROME + ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	49 / 58 °F	0%	6 mph ENE	4:55 am · 5:22 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	48 / 54 °F	2%	6 mph N	5:43 am · 6:17 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	49 / 53 °F	8%	11 mph NNE	6:40 am · 7:23 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	47 / 56 °F	6%	11 mph NNE	7:53 am · 8:40 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	47 / 55 °F	0%	9 mph NE	9:13 am · 9:56 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Clear sky	43 / 54 °F	0%	9 mph ENE	10:26 am · 11:03 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	44 / 53 °F	6%	10 mph ENE	11:29 am · 12:00 am	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	42 / 49 °F	5%	5 mph E	12:21 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	47 / 56 °F	12% · 0.17 in	5 mph SE	12:47 am · 1:06 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Heavy drizzle	53 / 59 °F	17% · 0.33 in	6 mph SSE	1:28 am · 1:46 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Heavy drizzle	54 / 59 °F	18% · 0.25 in	8 mph SSW	2:05 am · 2:21 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 1:00 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	Mainly clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	50°	48°	49°	55°	60°	61°	59°	56°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
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)	7 SW	6 WSW	7 WSW	8 WSW	11 WSW	9 WSW	7 SW	6 WSW
Humidity	76%	80%	75%	73%	63%	63%	73%	80%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME	AROME

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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	60°	59°	58°	58°	51°	53°	56°
AIFS	59°	58°	58°	55°	49°	53°	53°
GFS	60°	61°	61°	61°	59°	55°	55°
ICON	61°	61°	59°	58°	55°	54°	55°
ARPEGE	57°	57°	56°	56°	—	—	—
AROME	61°	63°	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	61°	61°	60°	58°	54°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.02 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
AROME	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	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	1120	49	613	514	821	921	1125
AIFS	13	5	8	5	11	14	15
GFS	1126	513	615	510	1125	1124	922
ICON	1023	49	616	615	614	1128	1228
ARPEGE	1321	69	1117	814	—	—	—
AROME	1123	611	—	—	—	—	—
ICON-EU	923	39	615	614	614	—	—
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)	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%	8%	6%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	10%

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 −1.1 °F	Below −80%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	50° / 43°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +37%	49° / 43°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +34%	48° / 42°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	47° / 41°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +1.3 °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.

London climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit London is from June to August: highs of 71 °F to 75 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

47° 37°

JanJ
48° 37°

FebF
53° 39°

MarM
59° 42°

AprA
65° 47°

MayM
71° 52°

JunJ
75° 56°

JulJ
74° 56°

AugA
68° 52°

SepS
60° 47°

OctO
53° 42°

NovN
48° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)
JanuaryJan	47°	37°	2.44 in	10	1.0
FebruaryFeb	48°	37°	1.78 in	8	1.7
MarchMar	53°	39°	1.65 in	7	3.7
AprilApr	59°	42°	1.73 in	7	5.0
MayMay	65°	47°	1.85 in	7	5.5
JuneJun	71°	52°	2.20 in	8	5.8
JulyJul	75°	56°	2.12 in	8	5.8
AugustAug	74°	56°	2.36 in	8	5.1
SeptemberSep	68°	52°	2.16 in	8	4.4
OctoberOct	60°	47°	2.78 in	10	2.7
NovemberNov	53°	42°	2.76 in	10	1.5
DecemberDec	48°	38°	2.52 in	10	0.8

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

A normal year brings 26.35 in of rain on about 100 days and about 1,300 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

Now56 °Ffeels like 54 °F

Tomorrow53 / 63 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 54 °F). Today, 48 °F to 61 °F; tomorrow, 53 °F to 63 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 8%
Tue 3 6%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.30 in; last 7 days, 1.68 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity80%

Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 80% now and the dew point is 50 °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

Now13 migood

Clouds100%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

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 30.43

Steady now (+0.03 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 qualityModerate · 51

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 / 61 °F	0.15 in	16 mph SW
Mon 26	Drizzle	47 / 62 °F	0.15 in	14 mph SSW
Sun 25	Drizzle	47 / 55 °F	0.05 in	18 mph WSW
Sat 24	Light rain	44 / 60 °F	0.56 in	19 mph SW
Fri 23	Light rain	46 / 54 °F	0.55 in	18 mph W
Thu 22	Light rain	47 / 58 °F	0.23 in	11 mph SW
Wed 21	Light rain	47 / 53 °F	0.42 in	14 mph WSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light rain	51 / 55 °F	0.39 in	9 mph E
Mon 19	Drizzle	47 / 57 °F	0.09 in	7 mph E
Sun 18	Light drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.05 in	11 mph N
Sat 17	Partly cloudy	44 / 57 °F	0	11 mph N
Fri 16	Drizzle	49 / 60 °F	0.19 in	10 mph NW
Thu 15	Overcast	57 / 70 °F	0	12 mph SSW
Wed 14	Overcast	48 / 66 °F	0	10 mph SW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	55 / 67 °F	0.04 in	13 mph WSW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	52 / 64 °F	0.05 in	9 mph SSE
Sun 11	Overcast	46 / 59 °F	0	7 mph WSW
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	49 / 59 °F	0	13 mph W
Fri 9	Light drizzle	51 / 67 °F	0.05 in	15 mph WSW
Thu 8	Light drizzle	45 / 58 °F	0.02 in	9 mph WNW
Wed 7	Light rain	50 / 59 °F	0.33 in	10 mph NNW
Tue 6	Overcast	55 / 69 °F	0	4 mph WSW
Mon 5	Overcast	54 / 71 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Sun 4	Overcast	53 / 71 °F	0	4 mph WSW
Sat 3	Overcast	53 / 67 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Fri 2	Overcast	53 / 69 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Thu 1	Drizzle	56 / 69 °F	0.05 in	7 mph SW
Wed 30	Drizzle	62 / 74 °F	0.08 in	11 mph S
Tue 29	Light drizzle	61 / 78 °F	0.05 in	9 mph ESE
Mon 28	Overcast	55 / 68 °F	0	6 mph ENE

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 LondonQuestions

What's the weather like today in London?

Overcast, from 48 °F to 61 °F, with a light breeze from the west-southwest (6 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in London?

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

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 47 °F and a high of 63 °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 30.35 inHg and steady: +0.26 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit London?

The best time to visit London is from June to August: highs of 71 °F to 75 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in London in October?

In October, London normally sees highs of 60 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 10 rainy days (2.78 in for the month) and 3 hours of sunshine a day. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in London?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 75 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is October (2.78 in) and the driest, March.

More about London today

Weather near London

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 5.4 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 8:55 pm (local time).

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