Thursday 5 November
St Albans
One of seven forecasts expects rain later today, so it may stay dry.
Strong agreement · 1 wet, 6 dry · highs 1.2° apart
Low 7°Wind 11 mph7 forecasts averaged, updated at 20:14
The next 24 hours
Bars show how many of the 5 hourly forecasts expect rain (the others only share daily figures). Tap an hour for each one.
Dry for the next 24 hours. All 5 forecasts agree.
This hour (midnight), 8°. None of the 5 forecasts expect rain.
- ECMWF (Europe)8.0°Dry
- GFS (US)8.6°Dry
- ICON (Germany)7.7°Dry
- Météo-France7.3°Dry
- GEM (Canada)8.7°Dry
The seven highs are 1.2° apart.
The optimist
The one to show your mates before a barbecue.
The pessimist
The one to blame when you’ve packed a coat for nothing.
Every forecast, day by day
Every forecast for Thursday 5 November
| Forecast | High | Low | Rain | Wind | vs average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Met Office | 9.3° | 8.4° | Dry | 8 mph | −0.4° |
| Googlepessimist | 9.6° | 6.1° | 0.6 mm | 10 mph | −0.1° |
| ECMWF (Europe) | 9.5° | 5.9° | Dry | 10 mph | −0.2° |
| GFS (US) | 9.5° | 8.2° | Dry | 13 mph | −0.2° |
| ICON (Germany) | 9.6° | 7.6° | Dry | 8 mph | −0.1° |
| Météo-France | 10.0° | 6.6° | Dry | 11 mph | +0.3° |
| GEM (Canada)optimist | 10.4° | 6.9° | Dry | 13 mph | +0.7° |
| Average | 9.7° | 7.1° | 0.1 mm | 11 mph | – |
Forecast data: Met Office, Powered by Google. Includes weather data from Google, Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Tonight's stargazing
Mostly cloudy all night. 1 of 5 forecasts shows a break in the cloud at some point.
10% moon. Sky darkness here: very light polluted.
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