Dorchester (Dorset) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:41

Sunset: 19:46

Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon.

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Fri 4 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:39

Sunset: 19:47

Sunny intervals.

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Fri 4 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Sat 5 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:37

Sunset: 19:49

Sunny.

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Sat 5 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 20° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Sun 6 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:35

Sunset: 19:50

Sunny.

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Sun 6 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Mon 7 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:33

Sunset: 19:52

Sunny.

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Mon 7 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:30

Sunset: 19:54

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Wed 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:28

Sunset: 19:55

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Thu 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:26

Sunset: 19:57

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 06:41

Sunset: 19:46

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8 day forecast for Dorchester

Today (3 April 2025)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	20%	60%	80%	60%	60%	40%	40%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	15°	16°	16°	15°	14°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 16	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 15	E 13	E 12	E 11	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wind gust (mph)	32	32	31	30	26	23	23	21	19	16	15	12
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	56%	56%	56%	59%	64%	68%	73%	76%	80%	84%	86%	91%
UV	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Friday (4 April 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	12°	14°	16°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	19°	18°	17°	15°	15°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	12°	14°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	13°	12°	11°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 11	ENE 12	E 14	E 16	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 13	E 11	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 12	ENE 12
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	10	11	12	14	14	15	16	18	21	23	25	26	28	28	29	26	23	22	23	25	26	27
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	92%	95%	96%	96%	96%	95%	94%	93%	91%	86%	81%	73%	61%	53%	48%	45%	42%	42%	46%	54%	57%	60%	58%	61%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-

Saturday (5 April 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	12°	11°	9°	8°	13°	18°	19°	16°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	7°	5°	10°	14°	15°	13°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 12	ENE 16	ENE 16	E 15	E 11	ENE 11
Wind gust (mph)	27	28	27	29	30	30	26	24	25
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	64%	65%	75%	76%	64%	45%	40%	51%	54%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	4	2	1	-

Sunday (6 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	6°	5°	11°	15°	15°	12°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	2°	8°	12°	12°	10°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 12	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 8	ENE 6
Wind gust (mph)	24	23	23	23	22	19	14	16
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	61%	74%	84%	60%	40%	42%	56%	66%
UV	-	-	1	2	4	2	1	-

Monday (7 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	4°	3°	10°	14°	14°	11°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	1°	9°	13°	12°	10°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 5	E 6	ESE 8	SSE 8	S 5	NW 3
Wind gust (mph)	16	13	16	15	15	12	8	5
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	66%	70%	76%	58%	43%	47%	63%	84%
UV	-	-	1	2	4	2	1	-

Tuesday (8 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	10°	14°	16°	13°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	1°	1°	9°	13°	14°	12°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	ENE 6	E 8	E 8	E 6	ENE 5
Wind gust (mph)	5	6	10	15	15	13	8	6
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	88%	87%	88%	64%	51%	45%	62%	80%
UV	-	-	1	2	4	2	1	-

Wednesday (9 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	10°	15°	16°	13°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	1°	9°	13°	14°	12°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 7	NNE 5
Wind gust (mph)	7	7	12	15	15	13	8	6
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	80%	84%	86%	67%	54%	51%	64%	81%
UV	-	-	1	2	4	2	1	-

Thursday (10 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	11°	16°	17°	14°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	2°	10°	14°	15°	13°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 7	NNE 9	N 9	NW 7	NW 6
Wind gust (mph)	6	6	10	14	14	12	9	8
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	87%	86%	86%	66%	55%	51%	65%	80%
UV	-	-	1	2	4	2	1	-

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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudier on Thursday with a few showers possible. Rather windy.

Today:

Scattered showers soon arriving across Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, these perhaps spreading to remaining counties later. However, many places staying largely dry. Sunniest and warmest in eastern counties. Brisk easterly winds developing, and rather windy again in exposed coastal regions. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

A chance of further showers this evening, with more general rain possible, albeit not everywhere. Becoming mainly dry by the morning with coastal mist and hill fog in places. Milder. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Friday:

Any mist and low cloud clearing to leave sunny spells. Increasingly sunny by the afternoon. Temperatures above average and feeling warm albeit cooler on coasts with brisk easterly winds again. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Mainly sunny over the weekend and into next week too. Temperatures generally lower than on Friday with chilly nights but feeling warm in the sunshine. Brisk easterly winds continuing.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 3 Apr 2025

UK long range weather forecast

High pressure should prevail for most of the outlook period, maintaining largely settled conditions for much of the time. This should result in lengthy spells of dry and bright weather. It will be breezy at times, especially in the southwest at first. Daytime temperatures will depend on the wind direction and cloud amounts, but most places will be warm for most of the period, and very warm days most likely will be further inland. Overnight frosts are possible on clear nights where winds fall light. There is also the chance of some areas of low cloud or fog, notably around the east coast. Towards the middle of April, the weather may turn more unsettled as rain or showers try to push in from the west.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 2 Apr 2025

An unsettled period is expected around mid April, with interludes of rain or showers at times. Despite being unsettled, there will be fair conditions between weather systems. A return to high pressure is signalled later in the month, bringing mainly dry and fine weather. Temperatures are likely to be around average at first, before climbing to above average later in the more settled weather. This means some warm or very warm days, especially further inland where winds stay light on fair days. This could also mean there might still be some chilly nights any clear skies.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 2 Apr 2025

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