Dorset weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Dorset is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Dorset (Bournemouth), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
14th Jan
9

2

1

0
Thursday
15th Jan
10

7

0

0
Friday
16th Jan
10

6

3

0
Saturday
17th Jan
10

7

3

0
Sunday
18th Jan
8

6

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 14th January 2026 GMT

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Dorset weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
54
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Dorset weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 10°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
87
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
19
kph wind from SW

Dorset weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

10
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
67
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
kph wind from S

Dorset weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
33
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
8
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SE

Dorset weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 28% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north-east.