Today: The east of Dorset will start off cloudy, but skies will clear by morning, leading to widespread warm sunshine in the afternoon. There may be a few showers in the far west. Winds will be lighter than on Sunday, with a high of 17°C.

Tonight: The night will be mostly clear and dry, but clouds will increase from the north, bringing a chance of light rain by dawn. The low will be 4°C.

Tuesday: A band of clouds with showers will move south across the region in the morning, followed by brighter conditions and sunny spells in the afternoon. The high will be 17°C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with some drizzle over western hills and occasional brighter spells elsewhere. From Thursday, it will become increasingly cloudy with wind and rain arriving overnight into Friday.