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Prestatyn weather

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Drizzle,rain likely tomorrow

Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 24° in Prestatyn today. Tomorrow looks light drizzle around 19°, with a 84% chance of rain.

24°13°
19°14°
16°11°
16°11°
19°11°
17°13°
Todaymodels agreeTomorrowmodels agreeTuesdaymodels agreeWednesdaymodels agreeThursdaymodels agreeFridaymodels agree
Met OfficeUKMO model
19°
Partly cloudy
Feels 19° · Wind 10 mph · Humidity 87%
EuropeanECMWF
18°
Drizzle
Feels 18° · Wind 11 mph · Humidity 92%
AmericanNOAA GFS
16°
Light drizzle
Feels 16° · Wind 8 mph · Humidity 96%

Latest for Prestatyn: Met Office (UKMO model): 19° Partly cloudy · European (ECMWF): 18° Drizzle · American (NOAA GFS): 16° Light drizzle.

The weather map: all three models at once

Met Office, European, American side by side around Prestatyn and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Next 14 hours

consensus of the three models

14-day forecast

where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Drizzle
24° 13°
models agree
Tomorrow
Light drizzle
19° 14°
models agree
Tue
Rain
16° 11°
models agree
Wed
Light drizzle
16° 11°
models agree
Thu
Light drizzle
19° 11°
models agree
Fri
Light drizzle
17° 13°
models agree
Sat
Light rain
19°
±5°
Sun
Light rain
19° 15°
±5°
Mon
Drizzle
20° 13°
±5°
Tue
Light rain
17° 12°
models agree
Wed
Light drizzle
18° 10°
±6°
Thu
Light drizzle
18° 10°
±7°
Fri
Light drizzle
16°
models agree
Sat
Drizzle
17°
±6°

Prestatyn is a small town of about 19,000 people in Wales, sitting at 53.3°N in a temperate climate zone. Met Office, European, American each forecast Prestatyn with their own physics, so we line all three up and flag where they disagree. Nearby towns include Rhyl, Abergele, Holywell.

We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom before you trust any single number.

Which forecast is most accurate in Prestatyn?

CheckWeather Score — graded against the weather that actually happened
ProviderCheckWeather Score🌡 Temp💨 Wind🌧 RainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
85
/100rank #1
91±0.5°C94±1.9 mph7184% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
Met Office logo
Met Office
81
/100rank #2
87±0.7°C95±1.5 mph6581% hitMet Office (United Kingdom)Exeter, United Kingdom
American logo
American
81
/100rank #3
78±1.2°C91±2.9 mph7687% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA

The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy — each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1880 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.

Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±1°23° to 25°±10%90% to 100% chance
Tomorrow±1°18° to 19°±28%56% to 84% chance
Tue±1°16° to 17°±20%62% to 82% chance
Wed±1°16° to 17°±26%55% to 81% chance
Thu±2°18° to 20°±4%33% to 37% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain — and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Sunrise and sunset in Prestatyn

today, local time
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
19:51
Daylight
13h 19m

Common questions

What's the weather in Prestatyn today?
On this page we show what Met Office, European, American each forecast for Prestatyn today, side by side and updated live. When all three agree the forecast is reliable; when they split, we flag it so you know the day is genuinely less certain.
Will it rain in Prestatyn today or tomorrow?
Check the hourly strip and 7-day forecast above. We compare rain from Met Office, European, American for Prestatyn and flag the days where the models disagree on whether showers actually arrive, which is exactly when a single app can catch you out.
Which forecast is most accurate for Prestatyn?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Prestatyn (CheckWeather Score 85/100), ahead of the Met Office at 81. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the UK accuracy scoreboard for the full method.

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