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No active Met Office weather warnings for our area (Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland)View Met Office warnings
Forecast for Alston: next 7 days
Today 4 Nov
Light rain
9° high low 6°
Rain 59%
Wind 8 mph from the north-east
Gusts 14 mph
Thu 5 Nov
Overcast
9° high low 5°
Rain 49%
Wind 12 mph from the east
Gusts 23 mph
Fri 6 Nov
Cloudy
9° high low 4°
Rain 12%
Wind 9 mph from the east
Gusts 18 mph
Sat 7 Nov
Cloudy
8° high low 3°
Rain 15%
Wind 6 mph from the east
Gusts 12 mph
Sun 8 Nov
Cloudy
8° high low 1°
Rain 14%
Wind 5 mph from the south
Gusts 11 mph
Mon 9 Nov
Mist
7° high low 1°
Rain 15%
Wind 4 mph from the north
Gusts 10 mph
Tue 10 Nov
Cloudy
7° high low 2°
Rain 42%
Wind 7 mph from the east
Gusts 15 mph
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