Weather for Cardiff

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Cardiff is a great place to visit all year round. But head here in summer and you might just get better weather, though the Welsh climate is notoriously unpredictable. It tends to be rainiest in the autumn, while anytime from February on is good for sporting fans, as this is when football and rugby fixtures begin to kick off.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Mod Rain	Light rain	2 °C	7.3mm	14 se	98% 1,035mb Moderate
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	0 °C	0mm	6 ese	89% 1,038mb Good
Sun	Mist	Mist	4 °C	0.2mm	4 nw	95% 1,038mb Poor
Mon	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	7 °C	0.1mm	7 wnw	93% 1,034mb Good
Tue	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	6 °C	0.5mm	20 nnw	70% 1,020mb Good
Wed	Sunny	Sunny skies	4 °C	0mm	18 nnw	58% 1,023mb Good
Thu	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	6 °C	0.5mm	12 ene	84% 1,026mb Good
Fri	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	8 °C	0.4mm	3 ssw	70% 1,021mb Good
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	6 °C	0.1mm	7 e	59% 1,027mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Thu	Mod Rain	Light rain	- 5 °C	1.9mm	9 sse	94% 1,035mb Moderate
Fri	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	- 5 °C	0.3mm	10 ese	96% 1,036mb Good
Sat	Clear	Clear skies	1 °C	0.1mm	1 se	91% 1,038mb Good
Sun	Fog	Fog	4 °C	0.1mm	3 ene	97% 1,036mb Poor
Mon	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	0 °C	0mm	16 wnw	95% 1,025mb Good
Tue	Clear	Clear skies	0 °C	0mm	15 nnw	72% 1,021mb Good
Wed	Clear	Clear skies	0 °C	0mm	10 nnw	76% 1,027mb Good
Thu	Occ Light Rain	Patchy light rain	2 °C	0mm	11 nw	93% 1,021mb Moderate
Fri	Occ Light Rain	Light drizzle	1 °C	0mm	19 wsw	89% 1,019mb Poor

Last updated at 00:05, Friday 10 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Cardiff from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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