Warm and sunny for all.

Today:

It will be another pleasant and dry day for all of us. Widely clear skies will allow for lengthy periods of warm sunshine with temperatures rising well above the late-April norm. Less breezy than recent days. Maximum Temperature 27C.

Tonight:

Late evening sunshine, then dry overnight with largely clear skies. Small chance of mist patches around dawn. Cool for rural areas but very mild to the west of high ground. Minimum Temperature 8C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Feeling fresher from Friday as temperatures gradually drop, returning to the seasonal average over the weekend. Small chance of showers on Friday, otherwise mostly dry during this period. Turning breezier.

UK Outlook for Sunday 4 May 2025 to Tuesday 13 May 2025:

Mainly dry with spells of sunshine across the UK at the start of this period. A few showers are likely in places, mainly along coasts in the north and east, with a very small chance of some heavy showers in the far south early on Sunday. Into the following week, little change with a large amount of dry weather and sunny spells. Some showers or longer spells of rain may develop at times and if they do they are most likely to affect the north of the UK with little rainfall further south. Winds will mostly be light, but could become stronger at times in the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal or slightly above.

Sunrise and Sunset times for Shaftesbury:

Sunrise: 05:43 Sunset: 20:30