Portland Harbour - Sandsfoot Castle (Beach) (Dorset) weather

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Today (21 November 2024)
Time
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed
NNW
8
NW
7
NW
8
NW
10
WNW
11
Wind gust (mph)
22
25
28
29
31
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
Humidity
85%
84%
81%
83%
85%
UV
-
-
-
-
-
Wind direction and speed
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
11
11
11
11
11
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (22 November 2024)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny day
Sunny intervals
Sunny day
Sunny day
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Clear night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
WNW
13
WNW
14
WNW
15
WNW
16
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
17
WNW
16
WNW
16
WNW
14
WNW
12
WNW
10
WNW
9
NW
7
NW
6
NNW
4
N
4
NE
3
ESE
4
34
35
38
37
37
38
36
36
35
36
34
33
32
32
29
26
26
23
20
17
13
11
12
17
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
84%
81%
81%
82%
82%
80%
79%
78%
81%
81%
77%
72%
67%
66%
67%
73%
76%
79%
81%
82%
83%
83%
81%
77%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Saturday (23 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
50%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
≥95%
90%
80%
10°
12°
14°
14°
14°
SE
6
S
16
S
25
S
31
SSW
32
SSW
30
SSW
31
SSW
31
37
54
62
63
59
59
59
60
VG
VG
M
M
M
M
M
M
75%
71%
83%
88%
89%
92%
93%
92%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.6
1.2
2.0
2.9
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.5
9
4
6
8
9
9
9
9
Sunday (24 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Light rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
80%
70%
80%
90%
80%
80%
80%
60%
14°
14°
14°
13°
13°
13°
12°
11°
10°
10°
10°
SSW
33
SSW
31
SSW
28
SW
24
SW
22
SW
20
SW
18
SW
16
60
57
58
56
44
40
40
36
M
E
E
VG
G
VG
VG
E
91%
91%
89%
89%
89%
84%
85%
87%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
3.8
3.9
4.2
4.1
4.2
3.8
2.8
2.3
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
Monday (25 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light rain
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
60%
50%
40%
30%
30%
40%
30%
30%
11°
10°
10°
10°
11°
10°
WSW
13
W
14
W
13
W
13
W
15
W
15
WNW
12
WNW
11
33
33
31
32
33
31
28
26
E
E
E
VG
E
E
VG
VG
82%
78%
74%
74%
68%
70%
75%
82%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.5
2.0
1.8
12
11
11
7
8
9
10
10
Tuesday (26 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
10°
10°
WNW
11
WNW
10
NW
8
NW
7
NW
8
NNW
7
NNE
6
NNW
7
24
19
18
19
20
17
13
13
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
82%
84%
85%
85%
76%
81%
92%
93%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.1
0.9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Wednesday (27 November 2024)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Cloudy
Cloudy
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
20%
NNE
7
NNE
8
N
7
N
7
N
8
N
7
N
6
NNE
6
15
16
15
19
19
16
15
15
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
G
G
95%
95%
95%
91%
81%
84%
93%
93%
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
0.7
9

Tide times

Thursday 21 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 21 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 21 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 21 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 22 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 23 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 24 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 25 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 26 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 27 November

Tide times and heights are from Chesil Cove tidal station which is 1.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Flood warnings in force for England
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South West England weather forecast

Headline:

Cold Friday before Storm Bert arrives this weekend.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers on and off this evening and overnight in the west, bringing sleet and snow in places. Drier further east with clearer spells. Breezy for most with a patchy frost and icy stretches possible on untreated surfaces. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Friday:

Scattered showers fading during the morning, turning mostly dry with bright or sunny spells for many in the afternoon. Another cold day, though winds easing later. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Wet and windy on Saturday as Storm Bert brings heavy persistent rain, and snow over the hills. Rain clearing through Sunday with showers and brighter spells on Monday. Noticeably milder.

Updated:

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