Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (Beach) (Devon) weather

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Forecast days

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    7 day forecast for Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (Beach)

    Today (21 January 2025)
    Time
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wednesday (22 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    NE
    4
    N
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    5
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Thursday (23 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Light rain
    Heavy shower day
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    90%
    ≥95%
    60%
    20%
    20%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    17
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    13
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    26
    39
    53
    50
    43
    30
    37
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    M
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    85%
    88%
    81%
    69%
    67%
    81%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Friday (24 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy shower night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    19
    S
    26
    SSW
    27
    SW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    13
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    51
    57
    59
    53
    47
    42
    31
    24
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    89%
    84%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    77%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Saturday (25 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    S
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    24
    23
    25
    23
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    79%
    76%
    86%
    87%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Sunday (26 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    12
    SE
    18
    SSE
    19
    S
    16
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    29
    44
    52
    49
    45
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    87%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Monday (27 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    36
    41
    43
    38
    37
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    77%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Ilfracombe tidal station which is 5.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy at first, though turning brighter through this afternoon.

    Today:

    A chilly start with patchy frost in rural parts. Early morning mist and fog lift, giving a dry and settled day, with bright or sunny spells developing into the afternoon. Feeling cool though, particularly in the shade, with light winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    Increasingly cloudy with hill fog returning across the higher ground. Meanwhile scattered showers linger along the south coast, spreading slowly northwards. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Scattered showers clear eastwards leaving a settled but rather cloudy day, with the best of any brightness remaining in the west. Feeling cool beneath grey skies. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Turning wet and increasingly windy. Persistent rain, heavy at times spreads eastwards through Thursday and Friday. Frequent, blustery showers to follow on Saturday, though some brighter breaks too.

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