Christchurch - Highcliffe Castle (Beach) (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

Headline:

An unsettled start to Autumn.

Today:

A wet start in places on Monday, with an organised band of showers across Devon and Cornwall. These tending to break up throughout the day, with a risk of thunder and hail. Remaining blustery with strongest winds around coastal areas. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Showers easing overnight with clear spells developing across the region. Cloud then thickens form the west with persistent heavy rain moving into Cornwall by dawn where it turns windier. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Tuesday:

Band of heavy rain will continue to move eastwards across the region through the morning. By the afternoon rain clears with the odd shower behind along with some sunny spells. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Remaining unsettled throughout with further spells of rain and showers. The rain will be heavy at times, but some drier and sunnier interludes will develop. Temperatures around average.

Changeable weather conditions are expected across the UK during this period with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern. This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect much of the UK at times. Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west. Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK. Some short-lived spells of drier and more settled weather are also possible at times, especially early and again late in the period, when they may last a little longer. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells.

Low pressure is likely to dominate much of this period, bringing changeable weather conditions with showers or some longer spells of rain at times. There will likely be some drier, more settled interludes, particularly at the start of the period. Temperatures are likely to be close to average, perhaps turning warmer than average later in the period.