Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
26th Jan
7

5

0

0
Tuesday
27th Jan
9

6

2

1
Wednesday
28th Jan
9

4

0

0
Thursday
29th Jan
8

5

1

0
Friday
30th Jan
7

4

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 26th 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 Monday 26th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from SE

Wales weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
48
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from S

Wales weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
57
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SE

Wales weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
69
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SE

Wales weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Wales with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.