South West Coast Path : Weymouth to Lulworth Cove walk

Met Office Forecast

South West England

Remaining cold with scattered showers.

Today:

A cloudy start along the south coast with rain fringing the southwest. Brighter in the north with sunny spells and some scattered showers. Through afternoon lengthy sunny spells develop from the north with the chance of the odd blustery shower. Maximum Temperature 13C.

Tonight:

During the evening clear spells develop widely with perhaps the odd shower along the north coast. A cold night with a frost and winds becoming light. Minimum Temperature -4C.

Friday:

A frosty start for many with sunny spells through morning. Perhaps the odd shower developing in the east into afternoon but staying dry with sunny spells for most. Maximum Temperature 13C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Cloudy and windy, but warmer, with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times on Saturday. Some rain on Sunday with limited sunny spells. Heavy showers with sunny spells between on Monday.

Day 6-7 and Week 2:

Remaining unsettled into the new week and for the rest of this period. To start, spells of locally heavy rain across the far northwest, while all other areas see a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers on Monday. Downpours can possibly be quite heavy, with risks of hail and thunderstorms in the west. Winds fresh to strong across much of the UK, with potential for gales at first in the north and west, becoming confined to the northwest later. Temperatures nearer average to rather warm, bar the far north which is likely to still feel rather cold, to begin the week. A return to near to below-average temperatures thereafter with the ongoing unsettled weather of mixed showers or longer spells of rain and strong winds.

Week 3 and 4:

Confidence is low for this outlook, with weakening signals from global weather drivers. A mixture of sunny spells and showers is likely, especially at first, with areas in the south experiencing the most settled and dry conditions through this period. Towards the north and northwest there is an increased chance of unsettled weather as longer spells of rain and strong winds arrive from the Atlantic at times. Temperatures likely to be around average.

Met Office : South West England : 2021-05-06T03:03:14

Daylight : Dorset

Day length is dusk to dawn. Times will vary a little if there is a hill on the horizon.

It should still be light enough to read at dawn and dusk, so there will be enough light for walking even earlier (later).

Moonlight : Dorset

Notes

• The moon's phase or fracillum (percentage of the moon illuminated) doesn't vary much with location.
• A full moon is not just bigger, its much brighter. A half moon ('50%') give less than 5% of the illumination of a full moon. You can walk with a half moon if its high in the sky (after dusk for a growing moon, before dawn for a shrinking moon).
• Sky glow (light reflected by air or clouds) from nearby cities, and especially snow on the ground also effect light levels.
• Times will vary a few minutes, as (i) these figures are for the centre of the county the walk is in, (ii) if there are hills on the horizon, and (iii) if you are on a hill
• Of course, you need a cloudless night as well!