Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Jan
6

2

0

0
Friday
9th Jan
6

2

0

0
Saturday
10th Jan
6

0

3

0
Sunday
11th Jan
8

1

1

0
Monday
12th Jan
9

6

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 7th 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 Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from E

Wales weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 26% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the north-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
26
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
30
kph wind from NW

Wales weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from W

Wales weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-east.

8
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
77
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from SE

Wales weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Wales with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-west.