Dovercourt Bay (Beach) (Essex) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

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    7 day forecast for Dovercourt Bay (Beach)

    Today (11 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    70%
    50%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    24
    SW
    19
    SW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    30
    24
    22
    24
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    26
    24
    21
    17
    17
    20
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    91%
    83%
    75%
    67%
    64%
    60%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    23
    19
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    12
    11
    11
    11
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (12 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    29
    30
    33
    36
    39
    42
    43
    44
    46
    46
    47
    46
    46
    46
    46
    45
    46
    47
    47
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SW
    31
    SW
    24
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    48
    47
    43
    33
    25
    24
    24
    24
    27
    28
    28
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    18
    17
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    76%
    70%
    65%
    59%
    59%
    56%
    57%
    56%
    58%
    59%
    65%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    34
    33
    31
    23
    17
    15
    14
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    16
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    75%
    66%
    59%
    57%
    57%
    58%
    58%
    60%
    64%
    66%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    6
    9
    15
    15
    15
    15
    2
    2
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    SW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    18
    21
    22
    25
    28
    30
    32
    34
    35
    35
    34
    34
    34
    36
    36
    36
    33
    30
    30
    28
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.4
    1.1
    0.9
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    17
    WSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    29
    28
    25
    23
    24
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    64%
    61%
    68%
    75%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    19
    17
    15
    14
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    S
    20
    S
    17
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    32
    34
    33
    30
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    78%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 11 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 12 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 13 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 15 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 16 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 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 17 March

    Tide times and heights are from Harwich tidal station which is 1.6 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Headline:

    Mostly fine with some brighter or sunny spells. Breezy.

    Today:

    Mainly dry with variable cloud amounts. Some sunny spells are likely, with temperatures near normal for March, however the breeze will lead to it feeling cooler. Although the odd shower cannot be ruled out. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud thickening through the evening and overnight, but all parts likely staying dry. Winds also gradually strengthening, and turning gusty by dawn. Likely staying frost free. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Thursday:

    A cloudy but dry start, but some outbreaks of rain possible by midday. These continuing on and off through the afternoon, before heavier and blustery rain moves through overnight. Windy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Cold and breezy Friday with brighter spell and occasional showers. Less cold Saturday, but still the odd shower likely. Further rain and strong winds spreading east Sunday.

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