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Silecroft (Cumbria) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (31 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    5
    N
    6
    NNW
    8
    NW
    10
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    20
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    24
    W
    25
    W
    25
    W
    26
    W
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    15
    18
    20
    24
    24
    26
    28
    29
    29
    31
    32
    34
    35
    37
    39
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    6
    8
    10
    13
    17
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 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 rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    28
    W
    29
    W
    30
    W
    31
    WNW
    30
    NW
    28
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    26
    NW
    27
    NW
    27
    NW
    28
    NW
    29
    NW
    29
    NW
    29
    NW
    29
    NW
    29
    NW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    43
    43
    44
    41
    38
    36
    36
    36
    38
    38
    39
    41
    42
    41
    42
    42
    42
    41
    41
    41
    39
    38
    36
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    67%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    29
    30
    31
    30
    28
    26
    25
    26
    27
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    1.7
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -5°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -5°
    -5°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -7°
    -7°
    -7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    24
    NNW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    35
    38
    36
    37
    36
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    35
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    35
    35
    35
    35
    34
    35
    35
    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
    63%
    63%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -7°
    -7°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    -7°
    -7°
    -6°
    -5°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -7°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    34
    33
    34
    34
    35
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    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
    71%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -5°
    -5°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    20
    19
    19
    17
    19
    19
    18
    18
    16
    15
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 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 Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -5°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    13
    NNW
    14
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    12
    13
    14
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    N
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    20
    20
    17
    18
    16
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 31 December

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 1 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 January

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely dry but cloudy for New Year's celebrations.

    Today:

    A frosty start to New Year's Eve with fog locally lingering until late morning. Elsewhere, plenty of sunshine to begin, though cloud gradually building during the day. Remaining dry but feeling cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Tonight:

    Largely cloudy this evening. Outbreaks of rain arriving across Cumbria towards midnight and then moving southwards overnight. Increasingly blustery, limiting frost to upland areas. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Thursday:

    Showery rain clearing to begin New Year's Day with brighter spells following. Variable cloud in the afternoon with a few showers around Merseyside and Cheshire. Chilly in the gusty wind. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Prolonged periods of sunshine on Friday and throughout the weekend. Mostly dry, though scattered wintry showers possible in the south. Breezy and turning colder with severe frosts and ice overnight.

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