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Portreath (Beach) (Cornwall) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)

Forecast days

Light showers.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (5.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Portreath (Beach)

    Today (9 January 2026)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    NW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    39
    38
    39
    37
    37
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    70%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    71%
    UV - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    26
    NW
    27
    NW
    27
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    9
    SW
    8
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    36
    35
    35
    36
    35
    35
    36
    32
    28
    25
    22
    20
    18
    15
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    13
    16
    19
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    70%
    68%
    69%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    65%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    26
    27
    27
    26
    25
    24
    21
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.2
    3.4
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.5
    2.3
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    26
    S
    26
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    S
    25
    S
    27
    S
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    30
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    28
    30
    33
    36
    39
    41
    41
    33
    30
    33
    31
    34
    35
    36
    41
    43
    43
    44
    44
    37
    36
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    19
    22
    24
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    31
    30
    28
    27
    26
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    29
    30
    30
    31
    30
    30
    29
    27
    26
    23
    22
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    18
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    6°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    17
    20
    21
    24
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    73%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    87%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    16
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    5°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Perranporth tidal station which is 8.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Forecast for 6pm Friday
    Updated 15:00 (UTC) on Fri 9 Jan 2026
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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Showers continuing this evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Remaining rather breezy this evening with scattered showers, occasionally wintry over the hills. Turning mainly dry overnight with some clear spells which may lead to a risk of frost and ice. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Saturday:

    Drier with sunny spells in places but still a chance of showers, these wintry at times and most frequent around coasts. Not feeling quite as chilly in parts of Cornwall. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Unsettled on Sunday with rain arriving later, this heavy in places. Turning milder thereafter with heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Becoming windy at times.

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