Weather report 19 October 2026, 12:00

London stays dry through the afternoon, though the cloud barely breaks: highs sit near 13 °C, only 0.9 hours of sunshine are expected, and the easterly breeze is barely noticeable at around 6 km/h.

The first drizzle arrives at 23:00, so anyone heading home late in the evening should still get there dry.

The night stays mild at around 10 °C but firmly overcast and damp. The light drizzle of the late evening turns into steadier rain after midnight.

Tuesday opens wet: light to moderate drizzle falls from 01:45 to 12:00, adding up to about 3 mm. Temperatures struggle past 13 °C and the sun never appears. The afternoon quietens down, with one brief shower window between 17:00 and 18:00.

The wind takes over midweek: Wednesday brings gusts to 67 km/h and almost 5 mm of rain, Thursday stays showery at 13 °C, and Friday turns rough with gusts near 78 km/h and about 12 mm. Sunday looks warmer at 18 °C but still wet – a trend rather than a promise.

The model history shows how quickly autumn has set in: the daily maximum was 13.7 °C on 17 October and 13.3 °C on 18 October, with 1.5 mm of rain yesterday. Today's 12.6 °C fits that pattern, and London is a long way from anything resembling a heat spell. What matters more over the next few days is the wind, which picks up noticeably on Wednesday and again on Friday.

The wind blows weakly from east to south-east, currently 6 km/h with gusts to 14 km/h, and gusts may reach 24 km/h by evening. On Tuesday morning it veers south-east and strengthens to gusts of 35 km/h, which will make the commute awkward on a bike or under an umbrella.