A pleasant Saturday in Richmond — 22°C, sunshine and barely a cloud
20 July 2026 · By Boroughly editorial — AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
After a run of hotter days, Saturday brings a slightly gentler kind of summer: the Met Office is forecasting sunshine throughout the day in Richmond, with a high of 22°C and a low of 14°C overnight. The chance of rain sits at just 1%, so there is little reason to keep an eye on the sky.
The UV index is forecast at 8 — still in the "very high" band — so sunscreen and sunglasses remain genuinely useful, particularly if you are spending time in one of the borough's many parks or along the Thames towpath. Children and those with fair skin should be protected during the middle of the day.
At 22°C it is a comfortable temperature for walking, cycling or an afternoon in the garden without the intensity of last week's 29°C peak. Richmond Park, the towpath between Richmond and Twickenham, and the riverside at Petersham all tend to be busiest on days like this, so an earlier start will beat the crowds.
The full local forecast is available from the Met Office.