West Howe (Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole) weather

Headline:

Occasional bright spells. Turning colder next week.

Today:

A grey start with mist and hill fog, along with some patchy drizzle. Cloud tending to lift to allow one or two bright intervals to develop, especially in the east this afternoon. Light winds, and a little milder. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Staying rather cloudy across Cornwall, but cloud melting away elsewhere to leave clearer periods overnight. Some mist and fog patches developing with a touch of frost possible in the countryside. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

A chilly but bright start to the day for many with any fog clearing. Often cloudy across Cornwall with patchy rain in the south, but plenty of sunshine developing elsewhere. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Often cloudy on Saturday with occasional patchy rain. Stronger winds on Sunday, with locally heavy rain arriving later. Sunnier with just a few showers on Monday, though turning colder.

Cold or very cold conditions are likely to affect most if not all parts of the UK early in this period, with wintry showers affecting in particular northern parts and exposed coastal districts. Overnight frost will likely be widespread and occasionally strong winds will result in significant wind chill. However, there may be more organised areas of rain and snow, accompanied by strong winds, which run across some parts. This could lead to some disruptive weather at times, especially at the start of this period. Briefly milder conditions may accompany these in the south. There is a hint that it may become less cold late in the period, but still likely remain mostly unsettled with further spells of rain and snow.

Signals vary in prevailing weather patterns through this period but likely mainly unsettled and rather cold for the start of the period. There is a chance of more mobile weather patterns which would see Atlantic systems periodically move across the country. These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills of the north. A trend toward less mobile weather or more settled conditions is favoured into December, although some wetter and windier interludes remain likely at times. Temperatures also trending closer to average, especially in the south.