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Well Bottom 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Well Bottom

Dorset, United Kingdom

Long range weather outlook for Well Bottom includes 14 day forecast summary:

Taking a look at Well Bottom over the coming two weeks and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 16°C, with a high for the two weeks of 19°C expected on the afternoon of Sunday 19th. The mean minimum temperature will be 10°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Saturday 25th at 6°C. Expect the coming 14 days to have most days seeing a little rain. The current forecast indicates Saturday 18th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 4.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 17
May		06:00

E
E

 4 / 7 mph 55 / 52°F 90%
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

SE
SE

 7 / 9 mph 60 / 57°F 82%
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
55%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

SE
SE

 8 / 9 mph 61 / 59°F 78%
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
19%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

SE
SE

 6 / 7 mph 61 / 60°F 76%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 89%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
93%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSE
SSE

 3 / 4 mph 62 / 59°F 82%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

WNW
WNW

 2 / 5 mph 54 / 54°F 86%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 70%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
74%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 18
May		00:00

WNW
WNW

 5 / 10 mph 53 / 52°F 88%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 98%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNW
NNW

 6 / 11 mph 54 / 52°F 92%
Low level cloud: 14%
Mid level cloud: 48%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
88%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

 6 / 10 mph 57 / 53°F 94%
Low level cloud: 35%
Mid level cloud: 51%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
54%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

 9 / 11 mph 60 / 60°F 86%
Low level cloud: 94%
Mid level cloud: 73%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

 9 / 12 mph 60 / 60°F 89%
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

 9 / 11 mph 62 / 62°F 84%
Low level cloud: 90%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 79%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

N
N

 6 / 9 mph 65 / 62°F 87%
Low level cloud: 23%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 99%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
44%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

N
N

 6 / 12 mph 57 / 56°F 95%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 16%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
46%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Sun 19
May		00:00

N
N

 8 / 15 mph 55 / 52°F 95%
Low level cloud: 9%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
15%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNE
NNE

 10 / 19 mph 50 / 46°F 96%
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

 10 / 17 mph 52 / 47°F 93%
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
8%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

 11 / 13 mph 61 / 59°F 78%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

 10 / 13 mph 65 / 64°F 68%
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 1%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

 11 / 16 mph 66 / 64°F 71%
Low level cloud: 39%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
47%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

 11 / 17 mph 64 / 62°F 80%
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NNE
NNE

 9 / 19 mph 55 / 52°F 93%
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
48%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Mon 20
May		00:00

NNE
NNE

 10 / 18 mph 52 / 48°F 92%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNE
NNE

 10 / 20 mph 48 / 43°F 93%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

 11 / 16 mph 49 / 44°F 94%
Low level cloud: 56%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
66%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

 13 / 16 mph 55 / 50°F 85%
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 88%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
66%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

 11 / 14 mph 55 / 52°F 88%
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 82%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

 10 / 15 mph 59 / 59°F 81%
Low level cloud: 89%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

 9 / 12 mph 59 / 57°F 87%
Low level cloud: 69%
Mid level cloud: 64%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
90%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

N
N

 8 / 13 mph 55 / 53°F 91%
Low level cloud: 48%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 21
May		00:00

NNE
NNE

 9 / 14 mph 53 / 51°F 92%
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NNE
NNE

 8 / 12 mph 52 / 49°F 91%
Low level cloud: 78%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
94%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

N
N

 8 / 12 mph 53 / 48°F 91%
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
69%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNE
NNE

 9 / 11 mph 58 / 56°F 81%
Low level cloud: 76%
Mid level cloud: 16%
High level cloud: 82%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
91%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

N
N

 8 / 9 mph 61 / 61°F 77%
Low level cloud: 89%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 97%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNE
NNE

 5 / 6 mph 61 / 61°F 83%
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 96%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

 2 / 2 mph 59 / 58°F 92%
Low level cloud: 54%
Mid level cloud: 97%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
87%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

NW
NW

 8 / 14 mph 55 / 53°F 93%
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 50%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
58%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 22
May		00:00

NW
NW

 8 / 14 mph 54 / 51°F 94%
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
32%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NW
NW

 8 / 15 mph 53 / 50°F 96%
Low level cloud: 26%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
41%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

 9 / 15 mph 53 / 50°F 94%
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NW
NW

 9 / 13 mph 56 / 53°F 92%
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 56%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
44%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

 11 / 13 mph 64 / 62°F 76%
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
50%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

W
W

 12 / 18 mph 64 / 62°F 81%
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
39%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

 13 / 18 mph 61 / 60°F 88%
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
34%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

WNW
WNW

 12 / 19 mph 53 / 49°F 94%
Low level cloud: 31%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 23
May		00:00

NW
NW

 11 / 18 mph 50 / 46°F 95%
Low level cloud: 65%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NW
NW

 9 / 14 mph 52 / 49°F 91%
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
83%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

 9 / 13 mph 53 / 49°F 88%
Low level cloud: 62%
Mid level cloud: 62%
High level cloud: 24%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
86%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NW
NW

 9 / 11 mph 56 / 54°F 80%
Low level cloud: 72%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
89%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NW
NW

 11 / 13 mph 58 / 56°F 74%
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 14%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
98%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NW
NW

 10 / 13 mph 59 / 56°F 77%
Low level cloud: 77%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
81%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

 12 / 15 mph 57 / 53°F 83%
Low level cloud: 70%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
72%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

NW
NW

 8 / 12 mph 56 / 53°F 78%
Low level cloud: 75%
Mid level cloud: 10%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
79%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 24
May		00:00

W
W

 9 / 19 mph 55 / 52°F 98%
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 37%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

NNE
NNE

 6 / 14 mph 53 / 51°F 99%
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 72%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

ESE
ESE

 10 / 21 mph 62 / 62°F 82%
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 61%
High level cloud: 81%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
18:00

ESE
ESE

 13 / 27 mph 58 / 55°F 90%
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
91%
0.0 In
Sat 25
May		00:00

N
N

 16 / 33 mph 57 / 53°F 95%
Low level cloud: 52%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

 7 / 15 mph 53 / 51°F 86%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

 9 / 20 mph 57 / 54°F 65%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
34%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

 9 / 19 mph 62 / 62°F 87%
Low level cloud: 67%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
88%
0.0 In
Sun 26
May		00:00

SSW
SSW

 7 / 15 mph 51 / 48°F 91%
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 55%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
37%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

 6 / 13 mph 57 / 56°F 98%
Low level cloud: 98%
Mid level cloud: 86%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

 15 / 32 mph 55 / 51°F 91%
Low level cloud: 100%
Mid level cloud: 100%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

 8 / 16 mph 64 / 64°F 90%
Low level cloud: 44%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
60%
0.0 In
Mon 27
May		00:00

W
W

 14 / 30 mph 49 / 44°F 92%
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
22%
0.1 In
06:00

NNW
NNW

 6 / 12 mph 57 / 56°F 92%
Low level cloud: 21%
Mid level cloud: 14%
High level cloud: 35%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
29%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

 16 / 33 mph 57 / 53°F 64%
Low level cloud: 80%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
97%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

 10 / 20 mph 65 / 65°F 87%
Low level cloud: 35%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
46%
0.0 In
Tue 28
May		00:00

WSW
WSW

 7 / 14 mph 50 / 47°F 87%
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 81%
High level cloud: 65%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

 4 / 10 mph 61 / 61°F 94%
Low level cloud: 90%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

 21 / 43 mph 58 / 53°F 95%
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 87%
High level cloud: 66%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
18:00

NW
NW

 16 / 33 mph 52 / 46°F 93%
Low level cloud: 76%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 46%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
Wed 29
May		00:00

SW
SW

 14 / 30 mph 55 / 51°F 96%
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 69%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

 13 / 26 mph 48 / 43°F 90%
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
6%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

 12 / 26 mph 58 / 56°F 96%
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 59%
High level cloud: 29%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

NW
NW

 14 / 29 mph 55 / 52°F 78%
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
21%
0.0 In
Thu 30
May		00:00

SSE
SSE

 6 / 13 mph 60 / 60°F 96%
Low level cloud: 92%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 20%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

 8 / 16 mph 50 / 47°F 87%
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
31%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

 12 / 26 mph 59 / 57°F 89%
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 70%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

 10 / 21 mph 58 / 56°F 80%
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
14%
0.0 In
Fri 31
May		00:00

WSW
WSW

 9 / 18 mph 55 / 52°F 95%
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
0.2 In
06:00

SSW
SSW

 14 / 29 mph 50 / 45°F 91%
Low level cloud: 29%
Mid level cloud: 94%
High level cloud: 49%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

 18 / 38 mph 57 / 53°F 79%
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
16%
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

 10 / 21 mph 56 / 54°F 99%
Low level cloud: 96%
Mid level cloud: 71%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
Sat 01
Jun		00:00

SSW
SSW

 12 / 26 mph 54 / 51°F 90%
Low level cloud: 44%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
0.1 In
06:00

W
W

 6 / 13 mph 55 / 54°F 91%
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
19%
0.0 In
12:00

WSW
WSW

 19 / 41 mph 58 / 54°F 74%
Low level cloud: 22%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
25%
0.1 In
18:00

SW
SW

 15 / 32 mph 57 / 54°F 80%
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 19%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
30%
0.0 In

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