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Today's briefing

Good morning Glasgow. We're looking at a wet day ahead with temperatures peaking at 17 degrees, though it'll feel closer to 12 with a 15 kilometre per hour wind, and there's a 92 percent chance of rain so you'll want to keep the brolly close. Make sure you've got a waterproof jacket handy and maybe layer up with a jumper underneath since it'll feel a fair bit chillier than the thermometer suggests. The weekend isn't looking much brighter unfortunately, with Saturday reaching 16 degrees but bringing near certain rain at 99 percent chance, and Sunday following suit at 17 degrees with 100 percent rain predicted, so best to plan indoor activities or be prepared for some seriously soggy weather.

16°

Drizzle · feels like 14°

Today
16° / 14°
Humidity
91%
Wind
19 km/h W
UV index
1 · Low
Sunrise
4:40 am
Sunset
10:02 pm
Updated
11:01 am

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    16°

    94%

  2. 12pm

    15°

    98%

  3. 1pm

    16°

    100%

  4. 2pm

    16°

    100%

  5. 3pm

    16°

    100%

  6. 4pm

    16°

    98%

  7. 5pm

    16°

    91%

  8. 6pm

    15°

    82%

  9. 7pm

    15°

    71%

  10. 8pm

    15°

    59%

  11. 9pm

    15°

    45%

  12. 10pm

    15°

    33%

  13. 11pm

    15°

    24%

  14. 12am

    15°

    16%

  15. 1am

    15°

    12%

  16. 2am

    15°

    11%

  17. 3am

    14°

    13%

  18. 4am

    14°

    18%

  19. 5am

    14°

    26%

  20. 6am

    14°

    37%

  21. 7am

    15°

    47%

  22. 8am

    15°

    54%

  23. 9am

    15°

    61%

  24. 10am

    15°

    67%

Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

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Seven-day forecast

  1. Sat

    Drizzle

    16° 14°

    Rain 100%

  2. Sun

    Drizzle

    16° 14°

    Rain 100%

  3. Mon

    Drizzle

    17° 14°

    Rain 91%

  4. Tue

    Drizzle

    19° 14°

    Rain 28%

  5. Wed

    Overcast

    19° 14°

    Rain 10%

  6. Thu

    Overcast

    23° 14°

    Rain 13%

  7. Fri

    Partly cloudy

    25° 16°

    Rain 22%

Air quality

18

Good

US AQI

PM2.5
3
PM10
5
Ozone
38

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise
4:40 am
Sunset
10:02 pm
Daylight
17h 22m

Waning gibbous

79% lit

From the weather desk

Glasgow weather, explained

How to read the Glasgow forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Glasgow.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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