Swanage - Central (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
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    7 day forecast for Swanage - Central (Beach)

    Today (9 September 2026)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    7
    NW
    5
    NW
    4
    WNW
    4
    W
    3
    W
    4
    W
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    54%
    53%
    53%
    55%
    65%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    75%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    5
    4
    4
    3
    4
    3
    3
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (10 September 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 Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    WNW
    3
    SW
    4
    SSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    12
    15
    18
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    24
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    75%
    70%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    5
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    7
    8
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (11 September 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    W
    9
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    W
    6
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    28
    26
    23
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    86%
    83%
    74%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    82%
    85%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    14
    13
    11
    9
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    4
    4
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (12 September 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 Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    13
    15
    17
    20
    22
    24
    26
    26
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    84%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (13 September 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    25
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    85%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 September 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    3
    WSW
    5
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    10
    9
    11
    16
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    94%
    95%
    84%
    74%
    74%
    86%
    95%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    4
    3
    5
    7
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 September 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    19°
    19°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    18°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    21
    22
    22
    21
    17
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    94%
    94%
    81%
    70%
    61%
    69%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 9 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 10 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 11 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 12 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 13 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 14 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Swanage tidal station which is 0.4 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:

    Changeable next few days, with sunshine and some showery rain.

    Today:

    A few showers are likely in the west at first, otherwise most areas look set to have a dry day with sunny spells. A brisk northwesterly wind will ease, and feeling pleasant enough in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    The evening will start fine with some sunshine, and clear spells are likely overnight. However, cloud will increase from the west, with patchy rain arriving across west Devon and Cornwall. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Early sunshine is likely in the east on Thursday. However, cloud and patchy rain will spread from the west, heralding an increasingly wet and breezy afternoon. Heavier rain arriving later. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Friday sees a return to much brighter skies with lighter winds. A spell of wet and windy weather arrives Saturday night, with the brighter, showery set up back for Sunday.

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