Mapperton Gardens (Dorset) weather

Headline:

Rain clearing in the east. Drier and brighter later.

Today:

An unsettled start in the east with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times through the morning before clearing eastwards. Drier and brighter thereafter with sunny spells and well scattered showers, these heavy at times. Feeling slightly milder. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Showers easing this evening to leave some late sunshine. Occasional clear spells overnight with a few showers feeding in from the west. Becoming breezier. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

A few showers to start Monday with brighter skies in the east. Otherwise largely dry with sunny spells through the afternoon. Brisker southerly winds, especially along the coasts but milder. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Often changeable through the week with showers, merging to longer spells of rain and mixed with sunnier intervals in between. Warmer than of late and breezy at times.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

In the first part of this period, many areas of the UK are expected to see periods of rain or showers. Some of these showers will be heavy and thundery, with the greatest chance of thunderstorms in the southeast. Along with this will be a fair amount of low cloud in the east at times, with spells of coastal fog, but also temperatures generally above average for the time of year. Overall, northwestern parts of the UK are likely to be driest and sunniest. Through the second week, temperatures will return closer to normal, perhaps dipping back below average, but it will also tend to turn gradually drier and more settled, with changeable conditions most likely to hang on longest in the south and southeast.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024