Isle of Portland weather

Headline:

Wet during early hours. Predominantly dry Saturday, turning wet later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Aside from some showers, this evening will be largely dry but cloudy. Through the early hours, rain will spread across the region from the northwest, turning heavy at times over high ground. Still breezy, though feeling milder than recent nights. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Saturday:

Dry and bright after early rain clears. By the late afternoon, blustery showers move in, merging to longer spells of rain at times, especially in northern coastal parts. Gusty winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Remaining unsettled through Sunday and into next week with spells of heavy rain and strong winds. Becoming somewhat drier and brighter Tuesday, though still with some blustery showers at times.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Feb 2020

Unsettled and often windy conditions are expected to continue with areas of rain moving east across the UK, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Rain is likely to be heaviest across western and northwestern areas, especially over the hills, with the best of any more prolonged drier interludes in the south and east. There is an increased chance of deep low pressure systems affecting somewhere in the UK, causing large amounts of rainfall and very strong winds. Temperatures are likely to frequently oscillate between rather cold and rather mild, with large diurnal variations. During any colder interludes, there is likely to be some snow on the high ground of the north. The weather may become more settled in the southeast at the very end of this period, though remaining unsettled elsewhere.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Feb 2020

A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter, but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest, with drier conditions expected in southern and eastern parts. It appears likely that conditions will turn generally more settled by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet and windy weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, but there will be large diurnal variations should more settled conditions take control, with frosts becoming likely.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Fri 21 Feb 2020