Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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    Today (5 November 2024)
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    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
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    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    3
    SE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    4
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (6 November 2024)
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    E
    4
    E
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    E
    4
    E
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
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    10
    ESE
    11
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    1
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    -
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    Thursday (7 November 2024)
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    12
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    14
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    13
    24
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    28
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    M
    M
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    10
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    Friday (8 November 2024)
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    9
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    8
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    7
    26
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    23
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    M
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    12
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    Saturday (9 November 2024)
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    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
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    6
    SW
    7
    16
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    15
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    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
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    10
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    5
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    9
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    Sunday (10 November 2024)
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    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
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    9
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    8
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    6
    W
    6
    17
    18
    19
    22
    21
    18
    15
    15
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
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    96%
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    1
    1
    1
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    1.0
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    9
    6
    8
    9
    6
    11
    11
    10
    Monday (11 November 2024)
    Time
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    NW
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    NW
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    NW
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    NW
    6
    NNW
    4
    N
    4
    15
    14
    13
    16
    15
    13
    11
    10
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
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    G
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    96%
    96%
    92%
    80%
    82%
    92%
    94%
    -
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    -
    1
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    10

    Tide times

    Tuesday 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Tuesday 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Tuesday 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Tuesday 5 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Wednesday 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Wednesday 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Wednesday 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Wednesday 6 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Thursday 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Thursday 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Thursday 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Thursday 7 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Friday 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Friday 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Friday 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Friday 8 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Saturday 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Saturday 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Saturday 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Saturday 9 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Sunday 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Sunday 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Sunday 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Sunday 10 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Monday 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Monday 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Monday 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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

    Monday 11 November

    Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 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:

    Widely cloudy with patchy light rain in the southwest.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Light rain persisting in the southwest through this evening beneath a thick layer of low cloud. Widely cloudy elsewhere with light and variable winds overnight allowing for hill fog to develop. Remaining mild. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Another cloudy day with persistent hill fog thick enough across the southwest to produce the odd spot of light rain. Some brighter breaks may develop but remaining largely overcast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Remaining settled beneath high pressure. Cloudy with patchy light rain and areas of hill fog on Thursday, breezier on Friday with rain later. Sunny spells and showery rain on Saturday.

    Updated:

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