Christchurch (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

Headline:

Bright spells developing for a time. Wet and windy later.

Today:

Early showers clearing, then mostly dry during the morning with some brighter spells, though breezy. Clouding over from the west later with heavy rain late afternoon into the early evening. Mild but windy later, especially over the hills and coasts. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

A wet end to the day with heavy spells of rain. Becoming drier overnight with plenty of clear spells and much lighter winds developing by dawn. Turning chillier. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Friday:

A chilly but dry start to the day with hazy sunshine and lighter winds. Cloud increasing to bring increasingly wet and windy weather during the late afternoon and overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very unsettled through Saturday with some heavy rain and very strong winds, especially along the coasts. Turning colder on Sunday and Monday with sunny spells and the odd shower.

High pressure looks like largely dominating the UK's weather at first, bringing plenty of dry but rather cold weather, though a showery easterly or northeasterly flow may affect the south. Overnight frosts along with morning fog patches are probable for some regions. By the middle of next week, conditions may turn a little more unsettled for a while, with a chance of some rain moving southeast. Through to the end of this period, there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged drier, more settled weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Mainly unsettled conditions appear likely for most, bringing a greater prevalence of rain and showers to most areas but especially towards the northwest. Some of the showers could be wintry, especially on high ground in the north. However, there are also some signs that more settled conditions are possible at times, these perhaps most likely across the south late in the month. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with colder interludes bringing a risk of frost and fog.