Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
14th May
12

5

6

2
Friday
15th May
14

3

7

3
Saturday
16th May
14

3

4

2
Sunday
17th May
16

8

5

4
Monday
18th May
16

9

0

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 13th May 2026 GMT

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Wales for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Cardiff and may not represent the whole of Wales. Browse more destinations in Wales to view more weather forecasts.

Wales weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
70
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from NW

Wales weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Wales with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north.

14
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from N

Wales weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Wales with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

14
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from W

Wales weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

16
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
53
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from W

Wales weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.