Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Wales is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Wales (Cardiff), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
31st Dec
4

1

8

0
Thursday
1st Jan
7

2

4

0
Friday
2nd Jan
5

1

2

0
Saturday
3rd Jan
3

-1

5

0
Sunday
4th Jan
3

-2

5

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 30th December 2025 GMT

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Wales weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect clear skies in Wales with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
clear skies
8
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
10
kph wind from W

Wales weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wales with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from W

Wales weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Wales with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 14% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
14
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from NW

Wales weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wales with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from NW

Wales weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Wales with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.