Dorset weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Dorset is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Dorset (Bournemouth), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
21st Jan
10

5

0

0
Thursday
22nd Jan
10

7

1

0
Friday
23rd Jan
9

7

2

0
Saturday
24th Jan
9

6

2

1
Sunday
25th Jan
8

3

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 21st January 2026 GMT

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Dorset weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 10°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the south-east.

10
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
87
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
36
kph wind from SE

Dorset weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
66
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SE

Dorset weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
82
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from SE

Dorset weather for Saturday 24th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SE

Dorset weather for Sunday 25th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.