Saturday 17 October 2026

Saturday 17 October: sunny intervals and 14°C from Reading to Windsor

The Met Office Saturday forecast for Reading, Maidenhead, Slough and Windsor is sunny intervals with a daytime maximum of 14°C. The rain chance on those Saturday snapshots is 30% at 6pm in Reading, 30% at 5pm in Maidenhead, and 40% at 5pm in Slough and Windsor. Transport for London listed Good Service on the Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway on Saturday morning, with no disruption reason attached, and the Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed returned no current flood warnings within 25 kilometres of Reading. Recheck both before you go. They change through the day.

Figures below are taken from those sources on the morning of Saturday 17 October 2026. This page does not add a separate forecast.

What does the Met Office forecast for Saturday?

Each link is the Met Office location page used for that town. The daytime maximum and overnight minimum come from the Saturday day tab. The weather type, feels-like figure, rain timing and gust come from the Saturday snapshot on the same page.

The overnight minimum is 5°C in Reading and 6°C in Maidenhead, Slough and Windsor, so an early start is colder than the 14°C afternoon maximum. The weather page keeps the Met Office and flood routes this briefing uses.

Is the Elizabeth line or Great Western Railway disrupted?

Transport for London's line status, checked on Saturday morning, listed Good Service on the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Thameslink, and attached no disruption reason to those three. Reading, Maidenhead and Slough are Elizabeth line stations. Windsor is not on that line: use the National Rail pages for Windsor & Eton Central and Windsor & Eton Riverside.

Before you leave, open National Rail live trains and GWR travel information, plus the station pages for Reading, Maidenhead and Slough. A morning Good Service is the status at the time of the check, not a promise for the afternoon. Rail and bus routes for this patch are also on the travel page and in morning checks.

Are there flood warnings near Reading this morning?

The Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed returned no current flood warnings within 25 kilometres of Reading when queried on Saturday morning. That radius covers Maidenhead, Slough and Windsor from the Reading point used in the query. It is a list of current warnings, not a forecast of the river. If you are heading for the towpath or low ground, check Check for flooding again.

What should you recheck before you leave?

Use the town forecast, the live train board, and the flood check. Then stop. This page does not list Saturday events, road closures, bus diversions, parking charges or ticket prices, because none of those were taken from a page that stated them for 17 October. Council homepages for service changes are Reading, Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough. The events hub is where this site files what's-on links, and the source registry is the longer trail if you want the original council and transport pages.

Saturday questions

What is the Met Office Saturday forecast for Reading?

Sunny intervals, a daytime maximum of 14°C, an overnight minimum of 5°C, feels like 12°C, a 30% chance of rain at 6pm, and a maximum gust of 24mph, on the Met Office Reading forecast.

Is the Elizabeth line showing a good service?

Transport for London listed Good Service on the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Thameslink on Saturday morning 17 October 2026, with no disruption reason attached. Check National Rail live trains again before you travel.

Are there flood warnings near Reading this morning?

The Environment Agency flood-monitoring feed returned no current flood warnings within 25 kilometres of Reading when queried on Saturday morning. Use Check for flooding before you rely on that snapshot.

Which stations should Maidenhead and Slough use?

Maidenhead and Slough are Elizabeth line stations. Windsor has separate National Rail pages for Windsor & Eton Central and Windsor & Eton Riverside.