Dorchester (Dorset) weather

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Forecast days

Mon 19 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 14° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 18:09

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

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No pollen data.

Mon 19 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;
Tue 20 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:41

Sunset: 18:07

Heavy rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 20 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Wed 21 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 18:05

Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 21 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Thu 22 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:44

Sunset: 18:03

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 22 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Fri 23 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:46

Sunset: 18:01

Light showers.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 23 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Sat 24 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:48

Sunset: 17:59

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 24 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Sun 25 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:49

Sunset: 16:57

Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 25 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;

Heavy showers changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 07:39

Sunset: 18:09

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Dorchester

Today (19 October 2026)

Time	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	90%	80%	70%	90%	80%	60%	40%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%
Temperature (°C)	7°	8°	9°	10°	11°	12°	13°	13°	13°	12°	11°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	6°	8°	9°	10°	11°	11°	12°	11°	11°	9°	9°	8°	7°	7°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	18	17	17	16	17	17	17
Visibility (description)	M	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	96%	95%	92%	89%	85%	79%	73%	64%	63%	67%	75%	79%	80%	83%	85%	86%
UV	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (20 October 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
Chance of precipitation	30%	50%	70%	80%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	60%	60%	50%	40%	30%	40%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	20%	40%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	10°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 6	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	WNW 5	W 5	W 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	SSW 5
Wind gust (mph)	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	18	19	19	19
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	87%	88%	92%	94%	95%	96%	96%	96%	95%	94%	93%	92%	91%	88%	86%	84%	86%	88%	91%	89%	86%	85%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (21 October 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
Chance of precipitation	40%	50%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	60%	50%	60%	50%	40%	40%	20%	20%	30%	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	10°	11°	10°	10°	10°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	SSW 11	SW 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 18	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 16	W 15	W 13	W 11	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wind gust (mph)	23	26	28	28	28	30	34	34	34	35	36	39	39	39	39	37	36	30	30	30	30	30	30	31
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	84%	84%	87%	91%	89%	90%	88%	88%	85%	83%	78%	72%	64%	59%	57%	58%	57%	65%	68%	68%	74%	76%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (22 October 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
Chance of precipitation	60%	70%	60%	70%	60%	40%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	60%	70%	90%	80%	80%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°	11°	12°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	9°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 11	S 13	S 16	S 18	S 18
Wind gust (mph)	32	30	31	30	29	28	26	24	23	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	29	31	36	38	43	45
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	80%	83%	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	83%	79%	73%	68%	67%	68%	70%	75%	80%	84%	85%	89%	90%	89%	90%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (23 October 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
Chance of precipitation	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	80%	90%	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	70%	60%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	12°	12°	12°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 18	S 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 19	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 21	W 21	W 22	W 23	W 23	W 22	W 22	W 21	W 19	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 15
Wind gust (mph)	48	49	49	48	45	48	45	45	48	48	49	50	49	51	52	47	44	45	43	43	41	37	36	35
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	G	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	91%	91%	87%	86%	85%	82%	79%	77%	80%	75%	70%	70%	66%	62%	61%	64%	64%	66%	70%	72%	73%	73%	73%	73%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (24 October 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	30%	30%	40%	60%	80%	90%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	9°	8°	8°	9°	10°	12°	13°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	6°	6°	8°	9°	10°	12°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 14	W 13	W 11	WSW 9	SW 9	SW 17	SSW 18	SW 16	WSW 15
Wind gust (mph)	34	24	21	20	29	37	39	36	33
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	74%	75%	77%	79%	81%	84%	91%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-

Sunday (25 October 2026)

Time	01:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	14°	14°	13°	14°	15°	15°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	12°	13°	13°	11°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 15	WSW 13	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 15	W 13	WSW 9	WSW 9
Wind gust (mph)	32	30	28	32	32	27	21	22
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G
Humidity	92%	91%	88%	87%	82%	78%	81%	82%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-

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Settled weekend before signs of some wetter weather to come

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Turning more unsettled to start the week.

Today:

A cloudy and damp start for most, as patchy cloud and rain spread nothwestward. Variable cloud and sunny spells developing through the afternoon, with the odd shower possible across Cornwall. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with some clear spells initially, although cloud and rain are expected to push into eastern areas through the early hours. Low cloud and hill fog likely over higher ground. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

Dry and bright to start the day with any lingering cloud to the east soon clearing. Lengthy sunny spells throughout, with cloud and rain spilling into the west later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Turning wet and windy on Wednesday. Clearing before turning showery with sunny spells into Thursday with lighter winds. Then heavy rain will spread northeastwards into Friday with strong winds likely.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 19 Oct 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Changeable and at times unsettled, with weather systems spreading in from the Atlantic. These will bring spells of rain, heavy at times, together with a risk of strong winds or gales. Between systems it will be drier and brighter with some sunshine, but also with a few showers in places. Temperatures may be slightly below normal at first, but are likely to rise above average later.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 18 Oct 2026

Changeable and at times unsettled, with weather systems spreading in from the Atlantic. These will bring spells of rain, heavy at times (especially in the west), together with a risk of strong winds or gales. Between systems it will be drier and brighter with some sunshine, but also with a few showers in places. Temperatures are likely to be near to or above average overall.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 18 Oct 2026

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