Photo: Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0What today holds for Swanage: light showers, up to 12 degrees
Swanage’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 12°C (53°F), nights fall to 6°C (43°F). Around 3 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 20 mph, with a low of 10°C (49°F). By December, a normal day reaches 9°C (49°F) and a normal night 4°C (40°F).
The next 24 hours in Swanage
Expect 12°C at the warmest, around 10:00, and 10°C at the coolest, around 00:00. Wettest around 04:00 (0.4 mm in the hour).
The week ahead, against a normal week
A mix: some days above normal, some below. Tap a day for more.
Today6 NovLight showers3.0 mm rain10°12°normal
Friday 6 November: Light showers, a high of 12°C (54°F) and a low of 10°C (49°F); 3.0 mm of rain; wind up to 20 mph.
A normal 6 November in Swanage: high 13°C, low 7°C.
Tomorrow7 NovShowers3.8 mm rain7°11°normal
Saturday 7 November: Showers, a high of 11°C (52°F) and a low of 7°C (45°F); 3.8 mm of rain; wind up to 8 mph.
A normal 7 November in Swanage: high 13°C, low 7°C.
Sun8 NovFog0.4 mm rain6°11°−2°
Sunday 8 November: Fog, a high of 11°C (52°F) and a low of 6°C (42°F); 0.4 mm of rain; wind up to 7 mph.
A normal 8 November in Swanage: high 13°C, low 7°C.
Mon9 NovCloudy0.4 mm rain10°10°−2°
Monday 9 November: Cloudy, a high of 10°C (51°F) and a low of 10°C (49°F); 0.4 mm of rain; wind up to 20 mph.
A normal 9 November in Swanage: high 13°C, low 7°C.
Tue10 NovRain10.7 mm rain12°14°+2°
Tuesday 10 November: Rain, a high of 14°C (58°F) and a low of 12°C (54°F); 10.7 mm of rain; wind up to 24 mph.
A normal 10 November in Swanage: high 12°C, low 7°C.
Wed11 NovRain6.1 mm rain15°15°+3°
Wednesday 11 November: Rain, a high of 15°C (59°F) and a low of 15°C (58°F); 6.1 mm of rain; wind up to 15 mph.
A normal 11 November in Swanage: high 12°C, low 7°C.
Thu12 NovHeavy rain11.9 mm rain14°15°+3°
Thursday 12 November: Heavy rain, a high of 15°C (59°F) and a low of 14°C (57°F); 11.9 mm of rain; wind up to 17 mph.
A normal 12 November in Swanage: high 12°C, low 7°C.
Warnings and more
This page doesn’t repeat official warnings: check the Met Office before travelling in bad weather.
Forecast: Data from MET Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), CC BY 4.0; temperatures converted to °F, wind to mph and times to UK time by us, fetched 6 November, 00:35. Normals: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town (Contains Met Office data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position.
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