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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 18/05/2026 @ 04:30   (0 sec ago)
Temperature Current Conditions   audio play Forecast / Rain Radar
Currently Outside: No Change

9.6°C

Feels like:  7°C
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High Today
10.7°C
02:01 		Low Today
8.3°C
02:33
Yest High
14.4°C
13:22 		Yest Low
8.6°C
23:12
Sta* High
21.9°C
2025 		Sta* Low
6.8°C
2013
* This Station's Records Since 5/2007
Night time, Cloudy with clear patches Night time, Cloudy with clear patches

Wind from WNW Wind:  WNW
9.1
Gusting to:
 13.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
1.0 mm
Monday
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain 		Monday night
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain 		Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
13.5°C 11.8°C 15.3°C
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.1°C since last hour. 5.5°C
Last Hour: Decreased 1.1°C since last hour. -1.1°C
High 01:12: 7.8°C
Low 02:33: 5.0°C
Record High: 21.7°C on
7-Sep-2023
Record Low: -34.9°C on
30-Apr-2022
Wetbulb: 7.7°C
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 1.00 mm
Storm Rain: 3.4 mm
Yesterday: 2.40 mm
Last 7 Days: 6.00 mm
May Rain: 32.00 mm
May to Date
  Avg:10 		28.00 mm
May to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 4 mm for the month 4.00 mm
May Avg: 44.10 mm
Diff from Avg: Under 12.1 mm for the month 12.10 mm
Season:1 451.8 mm
YTD
  Avg:11 		321.80 mm
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 130 mm for the year 130.00 mm
Last Rain
Time/Date: 		18-May-2026
at 02:38
85 rain days in 2026
7 days in May
0 days since last rain
Current: WNW  9.1 mph
1Hr Average: 9.4 mph
Wind Run: 39.00 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 13.0 mph
Today: 31.1 mph 02:15
Month: 40.0 mph 13-May
Year: 78.0 mph 8-Jan
Record Gust: 78.0 mph
8-Jan-2026
Sunlight:
15 hrs 34 min
16 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 47 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon ?>) graph (Midnight

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 1 days, 7 hours, 37 minutes in cycle
2%
Illuminated
Sun Spots6
 
Sunspots Yesterday
Sunspots
86
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 6% since last hour. 76%
Last Hour: Decreased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 00:47: 85%
Low 02:12: 75%
Record High: 100%
13-May-2007
Record Low: 0%
8-Sep-2015
Current: No Change 1010.4 hPa
Last Hour: Steady
High 02:22: 1011.4
Low 04:12: 1010.3
Record High: 1049.1 hPa
20-Jan-2020
Record Low: 954.6 hPa
2-Nov-2023
Heating Degree Days Snow3 Wind Chill Newquay Radiation
Today: 1.5
May: 104.6
2026 to Date: 1169.2
Cooling Degree Days
2026 to Date: 0.0
Today: 0.00 cm
Yesterday: 0.00 cm
May Snow: No Change 0.00 cm
May Avg: 0.00 cm
Diff from Avg: 0.00 cm
Season Total:2 0.00 cm
Snow Depth: 0.00 cm
0 snow days in May
0 snow days this season.2
Average 1st Snow:
0
Current: 7.4°C
Low 02:28: 5.0°C
Yesterday: 5.5°C
Record: -12.4°C
1-Mar-2018
radiation
20 uR/hr
04:38
18/05/2026

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UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
May-18

5.4 		May-19

5.2
High Yest:   828.0 @ 10:37
Sun Hours Today:
00:00
   This Month: 61:45 Hrs
Rise: 05:28  Set: 21:05
Almanac Irrigation Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Early Morning
YTD Avg Temp: 9.8°C
Sunrise: 05:28
Sunset: 21:05
Moonrise: 06:07
Moonset: 23:48
Full Moon: 31-May-2026
New Moon: 02:55 UTC
15-Jun-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 1.10 mm
7-Days Rain: 6.00 mm
7-Days ET: 29.40 mm
7-Day: 23.4 mm water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 23.4 mm
May: 30.2 mm water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 30.2 mm
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HIGHS: LOWS:
32.4°C
12-Aug-2022 		-4.5°C
3-Feb-2012
Daytime Records
  30.2°C°C
19-Jun-2017 		  -4.5°C°C
03-Feb-2012
Nitetime Records
  25.6°C°C
19-Jul-2022 		  -3.7°C°C
01-Mar-2018
ICN:13 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:100%
# WIND - Sheltered position when wind blows from SE through S to SW.   1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Sun Spots - Data from WDC-SILSO, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels.   10 Historical average only to day 18 of just the month of May for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 18 of May for this station since 2008.
 Aerisweather Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Monday & Monday night
Monday
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain
13.5°C 		Aerisweather forecast: Cloudy, Chance Light Rain. Chance of precipitation 100%. High: 13.5°C. Wind WSW 17->22 mph. UV Index 4. rain ≈ 2.9mm.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds with little temp. change. 		Monday night
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain
Cloudy, Chance Light Rain
11.8°C 		Aerisweather forecast: Cloudy, Chance Light Rain. Chance of precipitation 100%. Low: 11.8°C. Wind S 15->31 mph. rain ≈ 6.4mm.
 Aerisweather Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Showers 		Tuesday night
Windy, Rain Showers Likely
Windy, Rain Showers Likely 		Wednesday
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy 		Wednesday night
Mostly Cloudy, Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Showers 		Thursday
Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers
Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Showers 		Thursday night
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy 		Friday
Cloudy, Light Rain Showers
Cloudy, Light Rain Showers
15.3°C 13.3°C 16.6°C 13.5°C 17.4°C 14.6°C 20.6°C
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Dioxide (NO2)		76.31 ppbCarbon
Monoxide (CO)		0.26 ppm
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