Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

• Thursday
  4th Dec
  8
  4
  
  3
  0
• Friday
  5th Dec
  11
  4
  
  0
  0
• Saturday
  6th Dec
  11
  10
  
  1
  0
• Sunday
  7th Dec
  13
  10
  
  0
  0
• Monday
  8th Dec
  12
  9
  
  3
  0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Top Wales destinations

Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in Wales. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

• 8
  Bangor
• 8
  Brecon
• 8
  Cardiff
• 8
  Swansea
• 8
  Tenby
• 7
  Colwyn Bay

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Wales weather forecast by day

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 4th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

• 8
  °C maximum temperature
• 4
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 39
  % chance of some rain
• <20
  mm of rainfall expected
• 5
  °C wind chill
• 18
  kph wind from W

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Wales weather for Friday 5th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 11°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the south.

• 11
  °C maximum temperature
• 4
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 94
  % chance of some rain
• <30
  mm of rainfall expected
• 11
  °C wind chill
• 34
  kph wind from S

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Wales weather for Saturday 6th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 11°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the west.

• 11
  °C maximum temperature
• 10
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 87
  % chance of some rain
• <5
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 35
  kph wind from W

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Wales weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 13°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

• 13
  °C maximum temperature
• 10
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 75
  % chance of some rain
• <30
  mm of rainfall expected
• 13
  °C wind chill
• 17
  kph wind from W

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Wales weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 12°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.

• 12
  °C maximum temperature
• 9
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 0
  UV index (None)
• 82
  % chance of some rain
• <10
  mm of rainfall expected
• 12
  °C wind chill
• 24
  kph wind from SW

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