Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 52°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
18th Dec
52

45

0

0
Friday
19th Dec
50

43

4

0
Saturday
20th Dec
48

43

3

0
Sunday
21st Dec
48

41

1

0
Monday
22nd Dec
46

39

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 18th December 2025 GMT

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Wales weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect overcast with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 52°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the south-west.

52
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
52
°F wind chill
12
mph wind from SW

Wales weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Wales with a maximum temperature of 50°F and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south-west.

50
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
45
°F wind chill
14
mph wind from SW

Wales weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south.

48
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
52
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
45
°F wind chill
11
mph wind from S

Wales weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the east.

48
°F maximum temperature
41
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
62
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
43
°F wind chill
11
mph wind from E

Wales weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 46°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the north-east.