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St. James's Park Lake
Lake
Rainy today
Editor's Notes
The ornamental lake at the heart of St James's Park, London's oldest royal park, stretches from Buckingham Palace toward Horse Guards. Pelicans have lived here since a Russian ambassador presented a flock to Charles II in 1664, and they are still fed beside the lake most afternoons.
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Weather at St. James's Park Lake
H: 72° L: 58°
Patchy rain nearby
64°
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Feels like 59°
Precipitation
17%
Humidity
65%
Wind
11 mph
UV Index
0
Water Conditions:
🥶Too cold for most swimmers🌧️Rain expected
12 AM
63°
3 AM
60°
6 AM
58°
9 AM
64°
12 PM
72°
3 PM
72°
6 PM
72°
9 PM
68°
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- St. James's Park Lake is a lake in London.
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