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

Headline:

A bright start but turning wet and windy later.

Today:

Often bright skies with a mixture of cloud and hazy sunny periods. A milder day than on Tuesday, although freshening southerly winds will herald wet and windy weather later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Unsettled this evening and overnight with heavy outbreaks of rain and strong winds. Rain gradually clearing by dawn from the west. A mild night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Thursday:

Early rain in the east clearing to leave some sunny spells. Turning more unsettled into the afternoon with heavy showery rain sweeping through accompanied by strong blustery winds. Mild. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A calmer interlude to start Friday before turning wet and windy into Saturday morning. Turning colder with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered blustery showers over the weekend.

Winds increasing from the north into Sunday likely to bring cold temperatures and blustery showers through Sunday with some sleet or small hail possible along windward coasts. High pressure then very likely to have increasing influence into the following week with more settled conditions becoming established for a time, though a showery easterly possible in the south. This should mean a good deal of dry weather with overnight frosts along with morning fog patches for some regions. Through to the end of this period there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged settled/drier weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Mostly unsettled conditions appears likely for most, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially the northwest, with some signs that more settled conditions possible, especially across the south later in the month. Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing frost and fog.