Dorchester (Dorset) weather

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    8 day forecast for Dorchester

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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%
    Temperature
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    5
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    8
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    56%
    57%
    59%
    63%
    70%
    83%
    86%
    89%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Sunday (18 May 2025)
    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)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    NW
    4
    NNW
    4
    NNW
    4
    N
    4
    N
    4
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    6
    SSW
    4
    SSE
    3
    ESE
    2
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    10
    12
    13
    14
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    16
    14
    11
    8
    5
    4
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    77%
    69%
    63%
    55%
    48%
    45%
    51%
    54%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    60%
    66%
    76%
    91%
    95%
    97%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    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%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    2
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    6
    E
    10
    ESE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    8
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    7
    15
    19
    22
    22
    19
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    98%
    86%
    53%
    39%
    38%
    40%
    65%
    UV - - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    18°
    21°
    20°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    SW
    10
    W
    8
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    16
    19
    19
    17
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    72%
    65%
    42%
    29%
    40%
    42%
    62%
    UV - - 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    5
    NW
    4
    NW
    4
    NW
    7
    WNW
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    NW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    12
    18
    21
    19
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    81%
    72%
    46%
    39%
    41%
    46%
    67%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    15°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    13
    18
    19
    17
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    81%
    78%
    59%
    48%
    46%
    50%
    75%
    UV - - 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WNW
    7
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    16
    18
    19
    19
    16
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    90%
    85%
    67%
    63%
    58%
    66%
    82%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    6
    WSW
    9
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    15
    21
    20
    21
    18
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    88%
    71%
    70%
    77%
    83%
    91%
    UV - - 1 3 3 2 1 -

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    Headline:

    Dry with mostly clear skies overnight. Turning chilly.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine evening, with some warm sunshine. Staying dry with mostly clear skies overnight and turning locally chilly in prone rural spots. Some patchy low cloud and mist in eastern parts by dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Any early mist and fog patches will soon clear to leave another fine and sunny day. Feeling rather warm in the strong sunshine, with light winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mostly dry early next week but cloudier than of late with a few heavy or thundery showers possible on Monday and Tuesday. Sunnier once more on Wednesday and staying warm.

    Updated:

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