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Alderney 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Alderney

Dorset, United Kingdom

Long range weather outlook for Alderney includes 14 day forecast summary:

The outlook for Alderney in the two weeks ahead shows the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 16°C, with a high for the two weeks of 18°C expected on the afternoon of Friday 24th. The average minimum temperature will be 12°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Monday 20th at 11°C. Expect the coming 14 days to have mixed weather with some days dry and some seeing a little rain. The current forecast indicates Wednesday 22nd will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 2.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Wed 15
May
18:00

SE
SE

12 / 21 mph 57 / 54°F 84% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 97%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSE
SSE

12 / 22 mph 55 / 52°F 86% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
62%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 16
May
00:00

S
S

11 / 17 mph 55 / 52°F 87% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSE
SSE

10 / 16 mph 53 / 50°F 89% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 51%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
93%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

SSE
SSE

13 / 21 mph 53 / 48°F 89% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SSE
SSE

11 / 13 mph 56 / 52°F 85% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
14%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

6 / 7 mph 60 / 58°F 83% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

10 / 11 mph 62 / 60°F 81% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 18%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

ENE
ENE

13 / 17 mph 59 / 56°F 76% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 30%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
37%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

E
E

11 / 18 mph 56 / 53°F 82% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Fri 17
May
00:00

SE
SE

9 / 16 mph 54 / 52°F 85% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 28%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 29%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
38%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

SSE
SSE

10 / 17 mph 54 / 51°F 92% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 70%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
59%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

9 / 14 mph 55 / 51°F 92% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 40%
Mid level cloud: 66%
High level cloud: 90%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
74%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

S
S

8 / 12 mph 56 / 52°F 91% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 32%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 82%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
57%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

7 / 11 mph 57 / 53°F 88% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
63%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

ENE
ENE

4 / 7 mph 57 / 55°F 82% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

10 / 18 mph 56 / 52°F 83% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ENE
ENE

11 / 22 mph 55 / 51°F 83% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
21%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 18
May
00:00

E
E

9 / 15 mph 57 / 55°F 84% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 51%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
18%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ENE
ENE

7 / 11 mph 56 / 54°F 85% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 26%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

6 / 11 mph 56 / 54°F 84% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 79%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

8 / 11 mph 58 / 55°F 82% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 97%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

4 / 6 mph 59 / 58°F 80% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNW
NNW

6 / 8 mph 61 / 59°F 77% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 77%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
80%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

7 / 10 mph 60 / 57°F 78% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 64%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
80%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

WNW
WNW

6 / 10 mph 57 / 56°F 85% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
41%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 19
May
00:00

WNW
WNW

4 / 6 mph 57 / 57°F 90% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNE
NNE

5 / 10 mph 55 / 54°F 90% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 64%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
69%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

14 / 25 mph 54 / 49°F 93% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 87%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
73%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

13 / 15 mph 58 / 54°F 92% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 53%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

12 / 14 mph 62 / 61°F 93% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 54%
Mid level cloud: 73%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

11 / 13 mph 64 / 63°F 91% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

11 / 13 mph 62 / 61°F 89% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NE
NE

10 / 15 mph 58 / 56°F 87% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
43%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 20
May
00:00

NE
NE

14 / 28 mph 55 / 51°F 88% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
32%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

21 / 33 mph 52 / 47°F 93% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 56%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
64%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

21 / 33 mph 51 / 45°F 86% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

21 / 24 mph 55 / 50°F 83% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
96%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

19 / 22 mph 59 / 55°F 85% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
97%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

13 / 15 mph 62 / 61°F 82% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
41%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

11 / 12 mph 60 / 57°F 84% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 3%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
50%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NE
NE

12 / 15 mph 56 / 53°F 84% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
24%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 21
May
00:00

NE
NE

13 / 17 mph 55 / 52°F 82% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
27%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

17 / 24 mph 53 / 48°F 80% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
75%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

18 / 29 mph 52 / 46°F 79% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 33%
Mid level cloud: 71%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
60%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

15 / 17 mph 57 / 52°F 78% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

13 / 15 mph 61 / 60°F 78% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
83%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

10 / 11 mph 64 / 63°F 77% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 75%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
65%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

N
N

8 / 10 mph 61 / 60°F 81% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 70%
Mid level cloud: 52%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

N
N

8 / 12 mph 57 / 55°F 88% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Wed 22
May
00:00

WSW
WSW

16 / 25 mph 56 / 51°F 90% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 15%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

9 / 14 mph 54 / 51°F 91% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
52%
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

7 / 12 mph 58 / 57°F 94% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 62%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

6 / 9 mph 57 / 56°F 82% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
Thu 23
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

9 / 14 mph 55 / 53°F 86% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
16%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

6 / 12 mph 56 / 54°F 84% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

19 / 28 mph 55 / 50°F 82% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 58%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

7 / 11 mph 58 / 57°F 86% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
78%
0.0 In
Fri 24
May
00:00

NNE
NNE

4 / 6 mph 53 / 52°F 91% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
96%
0.2 In
06:00

N
N

12 / 20 mph 55 / 52°F 93% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
0.0 In
12:00

SSE
SSE

13 / 19 mph 56 / 52°F 88% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
0.0 In
18:00

N
N

10 / 18 mph 59 / 59°F 87% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
0.0 In
Sat 25
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

8 / 14 mph 56 / 54°F 86% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
14%
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

15 / 24 mph 54 / 50°F 90% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 30%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
0.0 In
12:00

WSW
WSW

6 / 9 mph 59 / 58°F 82% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
18:00

NNW
NNW

7 / 12 mph 59 / 57°F 77% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
0.0 In
Sun 26
May
00:00

NE
NE

9 / 13 mph 59 / 59°F 81% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 93%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
75%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

11 / 23 mph 54 / 51°F 90% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 56%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
95%
0.0 In
12:00

ENE
ENE

15 / 23 mph 63 / 62°F 95% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
0.0 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

9 / 17 mph 58 / 56°F 83% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
27%
0.0 In
Mon 27
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

19 / 38 mph 57 / 53°F 92% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

16 / 26 mph 54 / 49°F 90% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 60%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

26 / 43 mph 61 / 61°F 79% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

13 / 22 mph 55 / 52°F 81% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
0.0 In
Tue 28
May
00:00

N
N

28 / 46 mph 54 / 48°F 75% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 51%
High level cloud: 67%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
85%
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

9 / 18 mph 53 / 49°F 88% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 56%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 92%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
83%
0.0 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

10 / 17 mph 56 / 54°F 80% 1005 mb
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 94%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
53%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

11 / 18 mph 56 / 53°F 73% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 2%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
2%
0.0 In
Wed 29
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

11 / 19 mph 56 / 53°F 90% 1004 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
23%
0.0 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

10 / 15 mph 52 / 49°F 79% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
0.0 In
12:00

E
E

6 / 11 mph 58 / 57°F 85% 1006 mb
Low level cloud: 16%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 99%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
43%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

17 / 28 mph 56 / 52°F 86% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
Thu 30
May
00:00

SSE
SSE

10 / 17 mph 58 / 55°F 89% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 78%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
38%
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

15 / 24 mph 54 / 49°F 88% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
84%
0.0 In
12:00

S
S

9 / 15 mph 60 / 60°F 86% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
14%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

16 / 26 mph 58 / 54°F 89% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 10%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
0.0 In

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