Dorset weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Dorset is expected to be 19°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Dorset (Bournemouth), UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
6th Oct
19

10

3

2
Wednesday
7th Oct
15

9

4

1
Thursday
8th Oct
16

7

5

2
Friday
9th Oct
18

8

0

1
Saturday
10th Oct
15

11

4

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 5th October 2026 GMT

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Dorset weather for Tuesday 6th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the north.

19
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
53
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
19
°C wind chill
5
kph wind from N

Dorset weather for Wednesday 7th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north.

15
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
67
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
15
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from N

Dorset weather for Thursday 8th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

16
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from NW

Dorset weather for Friday 9th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

18
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
56
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from W

Dorset weather for Saturday 10th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.