Light drizzle,cooler tomorrow
Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 26° in Reading today. Tomorrow looks cloudy around 22°, with a 13% chance of rain.
Reading, England. Below we compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Reading right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Reading's weather month by month and which forecast model has been most accurate here.
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.
Here is Reading's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Reading by season.
Reading runs from warm summers, with August highs near 22°C, to cold winters, when January lows sit around 2°C (a swing of about 20°C across the year). September is usually the wettest month, and Reading sees roughly 917 mm of precipitation annually.
The most comfortable time to visit Reading is usually May, June, July and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest September rain is behind you.
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.
Bottom line: over the last 30 days the European model has been the most accurate forecast for Reading, scoring 92/100 on our CheckWeather Score, ahead of the Met Office at 89. See the full UK accuracy scoreboard for exactly how every model is tested.
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.