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Today's briefing

G'day Liverpool! We're looking at a pleasant spring day ahead with temperatures reaching a tops of 21 degrees and only a slim 6 per cent chance of rain, so leave the brolly at home. It's a mild 17 degrees right now but feeling a touch cooler at 16, so grab a light jumper or jacket for the morning commute and you'll be sweet to shed it later in the day. The weekend's looking a bit showery though, with Saturday hitting 20 degrees and a 28 per cent rain chance before Sunday cools to 19 degrees with rain chances lifting to 32 per cent, so best make the most of today's sunshine while you've got it.

19°

Partly cloudy · feels like 20°

Today
21° / 16°
Humidity
77%
Wind
10 km/h SW
UV index
0 · Low
Sunrise
4:50 am
Sunset
9:42 pm
Updated
10:31 pm

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    20°

    0%

  2. 11pm

    19°

    0%

  3. 12am

    19°

    0%

  4. 1am

    18°

    0%

  5. 2am

    18°

    0%

  6. 3am

    18°

    0%

  7. 4am

    17°

    0%

  8. 5am

    17°

    0%

  9. 6am

    17°

    0%

  10. 7am

    17°

    0%

  11. 8am

    17°

    0%

  12. 9am

    17°

    0%

  13. 10am

    17°

    0%

  14. 11am

    17°

    0%

  15. 12pm

    18°

    0%

  16. 1pm

    19°

    0%

  17. 2pm

    19°

    0%

  18. 3pm

    19°

    0%

  19. 4pm

    19°

    0%

  20. 5pm

    19°

    0%

  21. 6pm

    20°

    0%

  22. 7pm

    20°

    0%

  23. 8pm

    20°

    0%

  24. 9pm

    20°

    0%

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Seven-day forecast

  1. Sun

    Overcast

    21° 16°

    Rain 66%

  2. Mon

    Overcast

    20° 17°

    Rain 0%

  3. Tue

    Overcast

    19° 16°

    Rain 2%

  4. Wed

    Overcast

    21° 15°

    Rain 0%

  5. Thu

    Overcast

    24° 16°

    Rain 0%

  6. Fri

    Overcast

    31° 20°

    Rain 6%

  7. Sat

    Overcast

    26° 19°

    Rain 8%

Air quality

21

Good

US AQI

PM2.5
3
PM10
6
Ozone
36

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

Sun and moon

Sunrise
4:50 am
Sunset
9:42 pm
Daylight
16h 52m

Last quarter

63% lit

From the weather desk

Liverpool weather, explained

How to read the Liverpool 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 Liverpool.

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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