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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 06:56; Sunset: 19:06. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:58; Sunset: 19:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 06:59; Sunset: 19:01. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 18:59. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:02; Sunset: 18:57. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 27 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny by late morning. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 18:55. UV: Moderate;
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 18:53. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Durdle Door - East (Beach)
Today (22 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
16°
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16°
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17°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 16° | 16° | 15° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
8
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SSW
8
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S
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 10 | 17 |
| Visibility | M | M | P |
| Humidity | 94% | 93% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - |
Wednesday (23 September 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 80% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
17°
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17°
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17°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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16°
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17°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 15° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
15
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S
14
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WSW
14
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W
12
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W
13
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WSW
17
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WSW
16
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WSW
17
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WSW
18
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SW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
17
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WSW
15
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WNW
12
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WNW
11
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WNW
11
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W
10
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WNW
11
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WNW
10
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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W
11
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W
11
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W
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 83% | 84% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 84% | 78% | 70% | 66% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 71% | 72% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (24 September 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 70% | 40% | 40% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
11
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WSW
13
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SSW
27
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WSW
23
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WSW
23
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WSW
21
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WSW
22
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WSW
19
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SW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 21 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 32 |
| Visibility | E | E | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 75% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 67% | 67% | 61% | 63% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
Friday (25 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 30% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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8°
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11°
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14°
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14°
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12°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 6° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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NW
14
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NW
15
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NNW
19
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NNW
21
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NNW
20
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NW
15
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NW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 88% | 85% | 70% | 52% | 47% | 56% | 69% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
Saturday (26 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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8°
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7°
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11°
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14°
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14°
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11°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 5° | 4° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
12
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NW
12
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NW
11
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NNW
11
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NNW
13
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NNW
13
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NNW
10
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NNW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 80% | 82% | 63% | 46% | 45% | 58% | 67% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (27 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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6°
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11°
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14°
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14°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 3° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
10
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NNW
9
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NNW
9
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NW
10
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NW
11
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W
12
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WNW
11
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WNW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 80% | 84% | 64% | 51% | 54% | 71% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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12°
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15°
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17°
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17°
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15°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
12
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13
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13
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W
14
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W
16
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16
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W
14
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W
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 89% | 93% | 86% | 77% | 76% | 82% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
South West England weather forecast
Headline:
Patchy rain this evening. A band of heavier rain tomorrow.
This Evening and Tonight:
A cloudy evening for most with outbreaks of showery rain which could be heavy at times. A more persistent band of rain, sometimes heavy, pushes into the west through the early hours. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Wednesday:
Rain affecting western areas to start, progressing eastwards through the morning. Drier and brighter conditions to follow with scattered showers. Feeling much cooler than recently. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
An unsettled and windy day on Thursday with widespread heavy, possibly thundery showers. Further showers on windward coasts on Friday. Dry on Saturday with sunny spells. Feeling cool throughout.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A brief period of drier weather on Sunday, though it will be cool with a ground frost possible even in the south. Into the start of next week, it is set to return to an unsettled picture. Generally windy weather coupled with showers and occasional longer spells of rain. The heaviest rain most likely in the north and northwest, which may also see gales at times. Although in the east and southeast, there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north as and when calmer spells of weather allow.
Updated:
Further into October, conditions are likely to remain unsettled for most. The most unsettled conditions being in southern areas. Generally windy with a chance of gales however the risk of gales reduces later in the period. Feeling cool throughout with a risk of overnight frost. Lighter winds means that morning fog patches may also become more prevalent towards mid-month.
Updated:
Nearest forecasts
- Durdle Door - West (Beach) 0.2 miles
- Lulworth Cove Youth Hostel 1.4 miles
- Ringstead Bay (Beach) 3.6 miles
- Dorset Snowsport Centre 5.3 miles
- Bovington Camp 5.5 miles
- Bowleaze Cove (Beach) 6.2 miles
- Weymouth - Central (Beach) 7.9 miles
- Weymouth 8.0 miles
- Portland Harbour - Castle Cove (Beach) 8.3 miles
- Fortuneswell 8.5 miles