DORSET is set to bask in temperatures above 20 degrees this weekend as the country enjoys a warm spell.
The county has experienced mixed weather throughout this week, but the Met Office has forecast sunshine and hot weather across Dorset and the country this weekend.
Residents and sunseekers can expect highs of around 21 degrees on Saturday (June 12) but it will get even warmer on Sunday (June 13) with 25 degrees forecast in some areas of Dorset.
A weather forecast from Met Office reads: "A dry start with sunny spells emerging through the morning. Plenty of lengthy sunny spells through the afternoon and into the evening.
"Feeling warm, locally very warm. Lengthy spells of sunshine during Sunday and feeling widely very warm."
According to Met Office, this is how warm it will be across towns in Dorset and when temperatures will peak.
Beaminster
Saturday: Highs of 21 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 2pm and 6pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Bere Regis
Saturday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Blandford Forum
Saturday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Bournemouth
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 14 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Sunday: Highs of 20 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Bridport
Saturday: Highs of 20 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Sunday: Highs of 21 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 7pm
Charminster (Dorset Council area)
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 2pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Corfe Mullen
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 2pm and 6pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Dorchester
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 2pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Ferndown
Saturday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 3pm and 7pm
Sunday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Gillingham
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 3pm and 6pm
Sunday: Highs of 25 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Lyme Regis
Saturday: Highs of 19 degrees, lows of 14 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 3pm
Sunday: Highs of 19 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 10am and 7pm
Poole
Saturday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 14 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 7pm
Portland
Saturday: Highs of 17 degrees, lows of 14 degrees. Warmest between 2pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 19 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 7pm
Shaftesbury
Saturday: Highs of 20 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 3pm and 8pm
Sunday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 7pm
Sherborne
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 4pm and 6pm
Sunday: Highs of 24 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Swanage
Saturday: Highs of 19 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 11am and 12pm as well as 3pm and 7pm
Sunday: Highs of 19 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Sturminster Newton
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 10 degrees. Warmest between 2pm and 7pm
Sunday: Highs of 24 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Wareham
Saturday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 5pm
Sunday: Highs of 22 degrees, lows of 12 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Weymouth
Saturday: Highs of 20 degrees, lows of 14 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 3pm
Sunday: Highs of 21 degrees, lows of 13 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
Yetminster
Saturday: Highs of 21 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 3pm and 6pm
Sunday: Highs of 23 degrees, lows of 11 degrees. Warmest between 1pm and 7pm
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