Shaftesbury (Dorset) weather

Headline:

Feeling colder with sunny spells and the odd isolated shower.

Today:

A cloudier but dry start in the east, with the odd spot of rain possible through the morning. Turning brighter later with a very isolated shower possible. Feeling much cooler then recent days with near normal temperatures. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

A dry end to the afternoon with clear spells developing. Turning cloudier later in the night with an increasing risk of patchy drizzle across the hills and moors by dawn. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

A largely cloudy morning on Friday with outbreaks of rain pushing across the region during the day. Strengthening winds, these becoming gusty overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Unsettled through the weekend and Monday with sunny spells and showers or longer spells of rain. The showers locally heavy with thunder. Windy with coastal gales possible, temperatures near average.

Changeable at the start of this period with low pressure to the west or northwest of the UK. This will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, heaviest and most persistent in the northwest together with some strong winds. The southeast is likely to be driest and brightest. Later, conditions may become drier and more settled, especially in the north and east, but parts of the south and west may still see some showers or longer spells of rain. Temperatures will likely be near to or slightly above average.

Blocked patterns with high pressure near to the UK will probably be dominant during this period with a good deal of dry weather across the UK as whole. Some unsettled interludes could develop at times, especially in the south, where rainfall amounts could be above average at times. Temperatures will probably be near to or slightly above normal, although some cold nights are still possible.