The Open: Weather forecast

Keep up to date with the weather forecast for The Open Championship 

Maximum temperature: 19 Celsius
Minimum temperature: 13 Celsius

Friday

1800 to 2400: 
• Cloudy with outbreaks of mainly light rain or drizzle. Very low chance (<10%) of shortlived heavier bursts
• Wind: N to NE 7-10 mph
• Rain: 1-3mm

Saturday

0000 to 0600: 
• Cloudy with some further light rain or drizzle at first but soon becoming dry
• Wind: N backing NW 8-12 mph and increasing NW 10-15mph
• Rain: 0-1mm

0600 to 1200: 
• Sunny spells with early cloud soon breaking
• Wind: WNW to NW 10-15mph, occasional gusts to 20mph
• Rain: 0mm

1200 to 1800:
• Mainly dry with sunny spells. A small chance (10%) of a shower during the late afternoon
• Wind: WNW to NW 10-15mph, gusts up to 20mph, perhaps N to NE 6-10mph later
•  Rain: 0-2mm

SATURDAY EVENING

Mainly dry with sunny spells during the evening and a small but continued chance (10%) of a shower at first. Winds likely N to NE’ly initially, but a 60% chance for winds to become variable, mainly S to SE’ly 4-7mph during the early evening. Max temp 19C.

SUNDAY

Dry with clear spells overnight, then a bright start to Sunday. Clouding over during the morning and becoming increasingly breezy with outbreaks of rain likely during the afternoon and evening (still some uncertainties regarding rainfall details). Winds S to SSW’ly initially 8-12mph, with gusts 15-20mph, strengthening to S’ly 15-20mph with gusts 25-30mph through the afternoon and into the evening. A 30% risk of gusts up to 35mph after 1800hrs. Max temp 20C.