Weather in Runcorn

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:50 pm (GMT)

Now · overcast 51 °F

Feels like: 49 °F
Low / high: 47 / 60 °F
Rain: 78% · 0.09 in
Wind: 4 mph S

↗ 30.28 inHg · rising

Today in Runcorn: light rain, 47 °F to 60 °F, with a 78% chance of rain (0.09 in) and a light breeze from the south (4 mph). Tomorrow, fog, 47 °F to 58 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 60 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Measured now at the airport

Liverpool/Lennon (EGGP), 4.9 mi away · 32 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature52 °F

Wind3 mph from the south

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

60° 47°
Today
58° 47°
Thu 29
55° 49°
Fri 30
52° 47°
Sat 31
51° 47°
Sun 1
51° 43°
Mon 2
54° 41°
Tue 3
52° 45°
Wed 4
52° 46°
Thu 5
52° 43°
Fri 6
50° 40°
Sat 7
51° 40°
Sun 8
55° 49°
Mon 9
55° 52°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light rain	47 / 60 °F	78% · 0.09 in	12 mph SW	4.1 ft	11:55 am	ICON-EU
Thu 29	Fog	47 / 58 °F	0%	6 mph SE	1.6 ft	12:17 am · 12:36 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Overcast	49 / 55 °F	0%	9 mph SE	0.9 ft	1:03 am · 1:23 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	47 / 52 °F	0%	7 mph SE	0.7 ft	1:54 am · 2:17 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	47 / 51 °F	2%	4 mph NNW	0.3 ft	2:55 am · 3:21 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	43 / 51 °F	2%	5 mph N	0.3 ft	4:07 am · 4:37 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	41 / 54 °F	2% · 0.01 in	5 mph NNE	0.1 ft	5:26 am · 5:58 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	45 / 52 °F	2%	7 mph ENE	0.1 ft	6:45 am · 7:13 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	46 / 52 °F	2%	9 mph E	0.8 ft	7:53 am · 8:15 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	43 / 52 °F	4%	10 mph ESE	0.8 ft	8:46 am · 9:06 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	40 / 50 °F	12%	11 mph SE	—	9:30 am · 9:49 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	40 / 51 °F	11% · 0.12 in	10 mph SE	—	10:09 am · 10:27 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Drizzle	49 / 55 °F	24% · 0.14 in	10 mph SE	—	10:45 am · 11:02 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	52 / 55 °F	18% · 0.19 in	6 mph E	—	11:19 am · 11:35 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: 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	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Light rain	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	47°	47°	49°	56°	60°	59°	54°	51°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	78%	35%	6%	14%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	7 SSW	8 S	10 S	6 SW	11 WSW	9 W	2 SW	3 S
Humidity	81%	86%	91%	87%	66%	69%	82%	90%
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	60°	57°	55°	51°	52°	51°	54°
AIFS	58°	57°	55°	50°	52°	51°	51°
GFS	60°	59°	59°	58°	54°	55°	53°
ICON	60°	58°	55°	52°	51°	53°	53°
ARPEGE	58°	57°	52°	52°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	60°	59°	56°	52°	52°	—	—
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	0.04 in	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0.01 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0.03 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0.03 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0.04 in	0	0	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0.09 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	1222	917	1020	918	719	618	515
AIFS	12	8	11	7	6	7	8
GFS	1229	721	924	49	412	45	613
ICON	1224	817	1021	816	48	715	716
ARPEGE	1422	1016	1219	1017	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1226	715	818	818	48	—	—
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%	0%	2%	2%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	84%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2%

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 −1.3 °F	Below −85%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	48° / 42°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.4 °F	A bit above +26%	48° / 41°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	46° / 40°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	46° / 40°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.3 °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.

Runcorn climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Runcorn is from July to August: highs of 70 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

46° 36°

JanJ
47° 36°

FebF
51° 38°

MarM
56° 41°

AprA
62° 46°

MayM
66° 51°

JunJ
70° 55°

JulJ
69° 55°

AugA
65° 51°

SepS
58° 45°

OctO
51° 41°

NovN
47° 36°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	46°	36°	2.30 in	13	1.2	45°	3.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	47°	36°	1.85 in	10	2.2	43°	3.3 ft
MarchMar	51°	38°	1.93 in	11	3.8	44°	2.5 ft
AprilApr	56°	41°	1.93 in	10	5.1	48°	1.9 ft
MayMay	62°	46°	2.04 in	10	6.5	52°	1.9 ft
JuneJun	66°	51°	2.53 in	11	6.0	57°	1.8 ft
JulyJul	70°	55°	2.75 in	12	5.9	61°	1.8 ft
AugustAug	69°	55°	2.96 in	13	4.9	63°	2.1 ft
SeptemberSep	65°	51°	2.83 in	11	4.0	60°	2.4 ft
OctoberOct	58°	45°	3.31 in	13	2.4	56°	2.8 ft
NovemberNov	51°	41°	3.17 in	14	1.3	52°	3.1 ft
DecemberDec	47°	36°	3.11 in	14	0.7	48°	3.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	45°	3.5 ft
Feb	43°	3.3 ft
Mar	44°	2.5 ft
Apr	48°	1.9 ft
May	52°	1.9 ft
Jun	57°	1.8 ft
Jul	61°	1.8 ft
Aug	63°	2.1 ft
Sep	60°	2.4 ft
Oct	56°	2.8 ft
Nov	52°	3.1 ft
Dec	48°	3.9 ft

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

A normal year brings 30.71 in of rain on about 141 days and about 1,350 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

Now51 °Ffeels like 49 °F

Tomorrow47 / 58 °F

It's 51 °F now (feels like 49 °F). Today, 47 °F to 60 °F; tomorrow, 47 °F to 58 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 78% 0.09 in
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 2%
Mon 2 2%
Tue 3 2% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 78%, with 0.09 in in total. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.09 in; last 3 days, 0.34 in; last 7 days, 1.90 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity90%

Dew point48 °F

Humidity is 90% now and the dew point is 48 °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

Now13 migood

Clouds87%

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

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

30.0030.2030.40 30.44

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.16 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 38

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	Light drizzle	46 / 61 °F	0.05 in	20 mph SW
Mon 26	Heavy drizzle	44 / 62 °F	0.21 in	20 mph S
Sun 25	Light drizzle	48 / 52 °F	0.12 in	25 mph W
Sat 24	Light rain	45 / 58 °F	0.51 in	25 mph SW
Fri 23	Light rain	46 / 50 °F	0.79 in	25 mph NNW
Thu 22	Drizzle	42 / 53 °F	0.14 in	13 mph S
Wed 21	Light drizzle	44 / 51 °F	0.12 in	17 mph SW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Drizzle	50 / 54 °F	0.44 in	6 mph SE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	45 / 57 °F	0.02 in	11 mph E
Sun 18	Overcast	41 / 55 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Sat 17	Overcast	40 / 54 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Fri 16	Drizzle	47 / 54 °F	0.14 in	13 mph NW
Thu 15	Light rain	52 / 63 °F	0.26 in	15 mph SSW
Wed 14	Overcast	47 / 63 °F	0	16 mph S
Tue 13	Heavy drizzle	52 / 64 °F	0.18 in	15 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	49 / 65 °F	0.01 in	14 mph SSE
Sun 11	Overcast	47 / 57 °F	0	11 mph SW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	50 / 55 °F	0.14 in	20 mph W
Fri 9	Light rain	52 / 60 °F	0.42 in	16 mph W
Thu 8	Light rain	46 / 56 °F	0.22 in	13 mph WNW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	51 / 57 °F	0.07 in	13 mph NNW
Tue 6	Drizzle	55 / 65 °F	0.25 in	7 mph W
Mon 5	Light drizzle	57 / 68 °F	0.02 in	11 mph SW
Sun 4	Overcast	42 / 67 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Sat 3	Drizzle	48 / 60 °F	0.07 in	10 mph W
Fri 2	Drizzle	53 / 67 °F	0.09 in	16 mph S
Thu 1	Overcast	53 / 63 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Wed 30	Drizzle	57 / 68 °F	0.13 in	20 mph S
Tue 29	Light drizzle	51 / 69 °F	0.01 in	18 mph ESE
Mon 28	Overcast	44 / 63 °F	0	9 mph SE

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 RuncornQuestions

What's the weather like today in Runcorn?

Light rain, from 47 °F to 60 °F, with a light breeze from the south (4 mph) and a 78% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Runcorn?

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

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 41 °F and a high of 60 °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 30.28 inHg and rising: +0.27 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Runcorn?

The best time to visit Runcorn is from July to August: highs of 70 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Runcorn in October?

In October, Runcorn normally sees highs of 58 °F and lows of 45 °F, with about 13 rainy days (3.31 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 56 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Runcorn?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 70 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is October (3.31 in) and the driest, February.

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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 6.4 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 9:50 pm (local time).

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