South West Coast Path
Spectacular and hilly coast walk along the Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset coasts
Hiking weather forecast
Regional weather (Met Office)
Updated: Thu, 01-May at 05:38
South West England
Dry and settled with light winds.
- Some late evening sunshine, then dry overnight
- Largely clear skies, though turning cloudier in the far southwest with a few spots of rain by dawn
- Cool for rural areas but very mild to the west of high ground
- Minimum Temperature 8C
Thursday:
- Fine start with plenty of sunshine, before cloud spills in from the west during the afternoon, bringing a few isolated showers
- The peak of temperatures during this current warm spell
- Maximum Temperature 28C
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
- Feeling fresher from Friday as temperatures gradually drop, returning to the seasonal average over the weekend
- A small chance of showers on Friday and over the weekend
- Turning breezier
UK Day 6-7 and week 2
- Mainly dry with spells of sunshine across the UK at the start of this period, and feeling slightly less warm than the previous week
- A few showers are likely in places, mainly along coasts in the north and east
- Little change is expected through the working week, 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, while further south dry weather is likely to prevail
- Winds will mostly be light, but could become stronger at times in the far north
- Temperatures will generally be near normal or slightly above normal for the time of year
UK Week 3 and 4
- Fairly typical spring weather is likely through the second half of May
- Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places
- Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall
Weather data by Met Office