Church Ope Cove (Beach) (Dorset) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (2.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Church Ope Cove (Beach)

    Today (16 July 2026)
    Time
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    NW
    5
    NNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    10
    8
    8
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 July 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    21°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    23°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    20°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    WNW
    3
    NW
    3
    N
    3
    WNW
    3
    NW
    3
    NW
    3
    NNW
    3
    SE
    3
    SSW
    3
    SW
    5
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    6
    7
    6
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    10
    13
    15
    17
    18
    18
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    7
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 July 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    15
    15
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    6
    5
    5
    5
    13
    8
    8
    8
    8
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 July 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    22°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    15
    ENE
    15
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    16
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    16
    16
    16
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    64%
    57%
    55%
    51%
    51%
    53%
    61%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    71%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    6
    9
    2
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 July 2026)
    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
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    N
    9
    N
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    63%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    62%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    62%
    58%
    56%
    56%
    58%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 7 8 8 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    7
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    7
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    9
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 July 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    24°
    23°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    22°
    23°
    23°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NE
    9
    SE
    7
    SSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    14
    15
    16
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    70%
    71%
    74%
    64%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    UV - - - 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    10
    9
    7
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    6
    11
    3
    3
    4
    4
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 July 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    16°
    21°
    23°
    24°
    23°
    20°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    14°
    15°
    19°
    21°
    24°
    23°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    N
    13
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    13
    15
    17
    18
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    76%
    68%
    63%
    66%
    70%
    69%
    UV - - 1 5 8 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
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    Tide times

    Thursday 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 16 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 17 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 18 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 19 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 20 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 21 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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 22 July

    Tide times and heights are from Portland tidal station which is 2.0 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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    Forecast for 8pm Thursday
    Updated 18:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 16 Jul 2026
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    Updated:

    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry, with plenty of strong July sunshine.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Plenty of late sunshine to end the day, though an isolated shower may develop towards the south coast. Dry overnight, with clear skies for most. Temperatures remaining on the warm side. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

    Friday:

    Any morning cloud clearing to leave another dry and sunny day. The sunshine turning hazy at times in the afternoon. Remaining hot, though a little cooler along some coasts. Maximum temperature 30 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Staying mostly dry into the weekend, with sunny spells. A few isolated late afternoon showers remain possible. Temperatures trending a little nearer to average, but still feeling warm.

    Updated:

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