Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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Forecast days

Seven day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

Time 00:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower (day) Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5% 10% 10% 10% 30% 10% 10% 10%
10°
12°
12°
12°
10°
ESE 14
ESE 13
E 11
E 15
E 17
E 17
E 14
ENE 16
21 20 15 22 25 26 21 24
0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
7 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Direction of waves offshore
VG VG VG VG VG VG VG G
Humidity
85% 88% 90% 82% 69% 66% 70% 79%
UV
- - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of precipitation
10% 20% 50% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10%
10°
11°
10°
10°
ENE 14
E 9
NNW 13
NNW 12
SW 12
SW 12
SW 11
SW 11
21 15 20 18 18 19 16 15
0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4
6 7 7 7 7 7 6 5
Direction of waves offshore
G G G G G G VG G
Humidity
85% 88% 89% 85% 81% 79% 82% 87%
UV
- - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Light shower (night) Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
10% 30% 10% 10% 10% 20% 50% 60%
10°
10°
11°
11°
10°
10°
SW 14
WSW 13
WSW 11
SW 13
SSW 15
SSW 16
S 16
SSE 19
20 19 16 20 24 25 24 28
0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
12 5 6 6 5 5 7 7
Direction of waves offshore
G G G G VG VG M M
Humidity
87% 88% 90% 80% 76% 77% 82% 87%
UV
- - 1 2 4 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Heavy shower (night) Light shower (night) Light shower (day) Cloudy Light shower (day) Light shower (day) Cloudy Clear night
Chance of precipitation
60% 40% 40% 20% 40% 40% 20% 10%
11°
11°
10°
10°
11°
12°
11°
10°
S 19
SSW 20
SW 18
WSW 20
WNW 18
W 18
W 15
WNW 14
28 29 27 30 28 28 22 20
0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
7 4 7 9 10 10 10 10
Direction of waves offshore
G G G G G VG VG VG
Humidity
90% 91% 92% 85% 75% 69% 74% 82%
UV
- - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
Chance of precipitation
10% 10% 10% 20% 20% 20% 20% 50%
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
WNW 11
W 11
SSW 12
S 14
S 17
S 18
S 18
S 20
17 16 17 22 27 28 27 29
0.3
10
Direction of waves offshore
VG G G G G M G G
Humidity
88% 89% 88% 85% 82% 82% 85% 86%
UV
- - 1 1 2 1 1 -

Tide times

Tide times for Fri 29 Mar
Low 0.6m
06:29
High 1.6m
11:40
Low 0.7m
18:36
Low 0.6m
06:29
High 1.6m
11:40
Low 0.7m
18:36
Low 0.6m
06:29
High 1.6m
11:40
Low 0.7m
18:36
Low 0.6m
06:29
High 1.6m
11:40
Low 0.7m
18:36

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Sat 30 Mar
High 1.7m
00:06
Low 0.6m
07:10
High 1.4m
12:20
Low 0.8m
19:25
High 1.7m
00:06
Low 0.6m
07:10
High 1.4m
12:20
Low 0.8m
19:25
High 1.7m
00:06
Low 0.6m
07:10
High 1.4m
12:20
Low 0.8m
19:25
High 1.7m
00:06
Low 0.6m
07:10
High 1.4m
12:20
Low 0.8m
19:25

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Sun 31 Mar
High 1.5m
00:53
Low 0.7m
08:53
(UTC+1)
High 1.3m
13:58
Low 0.9m
21:21
High 1.5m
00:53
(UTC)
Low 0.7m
08:53
(UTC+1)
High 1.3m
13:58
Low 0.9m
21:21
High 1.5m
00:53
(UTC)
Low 0.7m
08:53
(UTC+1)
High 1.3m
13:58
Low 0.9m
21:21
High 1.5m
00:53
(UTC)
Low 0.7m
08:53
(UTC+1)
High 1.3m
13:58
Low 0.9m
21:21

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Mon 1 Apr
High 1.4m
02:46
Low 0.8m
09:41
High 1.2m
14:32
Low 0.9m
22:29
High 1.4m
02:46
Low 0.8m
09:41
High 1.2m
14:32
Low 0.9m
22:29
High 1.4m
02:46
Low 0.8m
09:41
High 1.2m
14:32
Low 0.9m
22:29
High 1.4m
02:46
Low 0.8m
09:41
High 1.2m
14:32
Low 0.9m
22:29

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Tue 2 Apr
High 1.5m
06:33
Low 0.8m
10:39
High 1.2m
15:16
Low 0.9m
00:10
High 1.5m
06:33
Low 0.8m
10:39
High 1.2m
15:16
Low 0.9m
00:10
High 1.5m
06:33
Low 0.8m
10:39
High 1.2m
15:16
Low 0.9m
00:10
High 1.5m
06:33
Low 0.8m
10:39
High 1.2m
15:16
Low 0.9m
00:10

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Wed 3 Apr
High 1.4m
07:16
Low 0.8m
11:56
High 1.5m
20:46
High 1.4m
07:16
Low 0.8m
11:56
High 1.5m
20:46
High 1.4m
07:16
Low 0.8m
11:56
High 1.5m
20:46
High 1.4m
07:16
Low 0.8m
11:56
High 1.5m
20:46

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Thu 4 Apr
Low 0.8m
01:39
High 1.4m
07:29
Low 0.7m
13:47
High 1.6m
21:50
Low 0.8m
01:39
High 1.4m
07:29
Low 0.7m
13:47
High 1.6m
21:50
Low 0.8m
01:39
High 1.4m
07:29
Low 0.7m
13:47
High 1.6m
21:50
Low 0.8m
01:39
High 1.4m
07:29
Low 0.7m
13:47
High 1.6m
21:50

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Fri 5 Apr
Low 0.7m
02:29
High 1.5m
07:37
Low 0.5m
14:42
High 1.6m
22:44
Low 0.7m
02:29
High 1.5m
07:37
Low 0.5m
14:42
High 1.6m
22:44
Low 0.7m
02:29
High 1.5m
07:37
Low 0.5m
14:42
High 1.6m
22:44
Low 0.7m
02:29
High 1.5m
07:37
Low 0.5m
14:42
High 1.6m
22:44

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Sat 6 Apr
Low 0.6m
03:12
High 1.6m
08:04
Low 0.4m
15:28
High 1.5m
20:50
Low 0.6m
03:12
High 1.6m
08:04
Low 0.4m
15:28
High 1.5m
20:50
Low 0.6m
03:12
High 1.6m
08:04
Low 0.4m
15:28
High 1.5m
20:50
Low 0.6m
03:12
High 1.6m
08:04
Low 0.4m
15:28
High 1.5m
20:50

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Sun 7 Apr
Low 0.5m
03:53
High 1.7m
08:36
Low 0.3m
16:10
High 1.6m
21:19
Low 0.5m
03:53
High 1.7m
08:36
Low 0.3m
16:10
High 1.6m
21:19
Low 0.5m
03:53
High 1.7m
08:36
Low 0.3m
16:10
High 1.6m
21:19
Low 0.5m
03:53
High 1.7m
08:36
Low 0.3m
16:10
High 1.6m
21:19

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tide times for Mon 8 Apr
Low 0.5m
04:32
High 1.8m
09:11
Low 0.3m
16:51
High 1.7m
21:54
Low 0.5m
04:32
High 1.8m
09:11
Low 0.3m
16:51
High 1.7m
21:54
Low 0.5m
04:32
High 1.8m
09:11
Low 0.3m
16:51
High 1.7m
21:54
Low 0.5m
04:32
High 1.8m
09:11
Low 0.3m
16:51
High 1.7m
21:54

Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers on Good Friday.

Today:

Some bright skies to start with showers along the coasts. Cloud bubbling up into the afternoon with scattered showers breaking out. These heavy at times with the risk of hail and thunder. Blustery around any heavier downpours. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

A few showers continuing this evening and overnight, these mainly affecting coastal areas. Otherwise, inland clearer spells developing and lighter winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

Largely dry start with plenty of sunny spells, especially in the east. Showers, perhaps merging to give longer spells of heavier rain across Cornwall later. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Drier in the east on Sunday with bright or sunny spells. Showery outbreaks of rain possible across Cornwall. Cloudier on Monday with some patchy rain, with hazier sunshine on Tuesday.

Updated:

UK long range weather forecast

Next week begins with some uncertainty, but it looks likely that we will see a return towards more widely unsettled conditions as another area of low pressure pushes across the UK with changeable weather likely largely dominating throughout this period. Most areas look likely to see further showers and some longer spells of rain at times, although interspersed with some drier spells in between. It looks likely that a north - south split will be set up across the UK. The wettest weather will tend to favour the south whilst northern parts remain a bit drier on average. In association with this split in general temperatures will be close to average, but it will be occasionally cooler in the north, and milder in south.

Updated:

Through mid to late April, pressure is likely to be higher than average to the north of the UK, with low pressure more likely to the west or southwest. This pattern tends to push the focus of unsettled weather further south than usual, with largest rainfall totals more likely to be in the south of the UK. Conversely northern, especially northwestern, areas will tend to be drier compared to normal. A trend towards more settled conditions in the latter part of this period is growing more likely, of course this not a guarantee at this range. Temperatures will probably be near average or slightly above overall, with any cooler interludes most likely in the north early in the period.

Updated:

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