Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

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    7 day forecast for Bournemouth - Hengistbury West (Beach)

    Today (17 September 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    25
    24
    24
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    27
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    27
    23
    20
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    12
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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)
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    13
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    16
    18
    20
    21
    20
    24
    25
    23
    24
    21
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.9
    1.1
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    WNW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNW
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    21
    21
    23
    22
    24
    25
    24
    22
    21
    20
    19
    21
    22
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    66%
    67%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    12°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    9°
    11°
    12°
    10°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NNE
    17
    NE
    17
    NNE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    26
    25
    22
    22
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    77%
    64%
    58%
    57%
    64%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    2
    2
    2
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    9°
    8°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    6°
    5°
    9°
    12°
    13°
    11°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    15
    N
    16
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    19
    16
    17
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    74%
    76%
    74%
    61%
    57%
    61%
    67%
    UV - - 1 3 4 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 23 September

    Tide times and heights are from Christchurch (Entrance) tidal station which is 0.9 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 explained

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    South West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Breezy.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy this evening with further spells of rain and drizzle intermittently through the night, heaviest in the north and over the Moors. Remaining windy, especially at the coasts, and feeling rather muggy overnight. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Thursday:

    A cloudy and mild start to Thursday with some drizzle in places. Turning drier through the afternoon with some brighter intervals. Feeling humid and staying windy. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times. Some brighter periods are also likely, mainly on Friday. Temperatures close to average but turning colder through Sunday. Breezy.

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