Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
21st Jan
10

3

0

0
Thursday
22nd Jan
9

4

2

0
Friday
23rd Jan
8

4

2

0
Saturday
24th Jan
8

5

1

0
Sunday
25th Jan
7

3

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 21st January 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 Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 10°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-east.

10
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
69
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from SE

Wales weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
75
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from SE

Wales weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
70
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from E

Wales weather for Saturday 24th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
41
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from E

Wales weather for Sunday 25th January 2026

Expect overcast skies in Wales with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the north-east.