Dorset weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Dorset is expected to be 45°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Dorset (Bournemouth), UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
7th Jan
45

37

3

0
Thursday
8th Jan
50

39

0

0
Friday
9th Jan
43

36

5

0
Saturday
10th Jan
45

36

2

1
Sunday
11th Jan
54

43

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 6th January 2026 GMT

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Dorset weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 45°F and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 12 mph from the north-west.

45
°F maximum temperature
37
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
58
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
12
mph wind from NW

Dorset weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 50°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 93% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 20 mph from the west.

50
°F maximum temperature
39
°F minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
93
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
43
°F wind chill
20
mph wind from W

Dorset weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 43°F and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 19 mph from the north-west.

43
°F maximum temperature
36
°F minimum temperature
scattered clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
36
°F wind chill
19
mph wind from NW

Dorset weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 45°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the north-west.

45
°F maximum temperature
36
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
11
mph wind from NW

Dorset weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Dorset with a maximum temperature of 54°F and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 21 mph from the south-west.