Cardiff weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cardiff is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cardiff, Wales, UK for more weather parameters.

  • Tuesday
    13th Jan
    Cloudy with some rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    14th Jan
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    15th Jan
    Overcast with light rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    16th Jan
    Overcast with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    17th Jan
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 12th January 2026 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.

Cardiff weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Cardiff for the next 5 days.

Cardiff weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Cardiff, Wales with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 86% chance of some rain86
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 8°C wind chill8
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the South-East9
    kph wind from SE

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Cardiff weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cardiff, Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 1°C minimum temperature1
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 88% chance of some rain88
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-West15
    kph wind from SW

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Cardiff weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Cardiff, Wales with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 4°C minimum temperature4
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 72% chance of some rain72
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the South-West14
    kph wind from SW

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Cardiff weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Cardiff, Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 70% chance of some rain70
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 7°C wind chill7
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South8
    kph wind from S

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Cardiff weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Cardiff, Wales with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the north-east.

  • 7°C maximum temperature7
    °C maximum temperature
  • 3°C minimum temperature3
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 35% chance of some rain35
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 9 kph from the North-East9
    kph wind from NE

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