DORSET is expected to bask in temperatures above 20 degrees this weekend as the country experiences a heat wave.
The county has seen mixed weather throughout this week, but the Met Office forecast sun and warm weather in Dorset and the country this weekend.
Residents and sun worshipers can expect highs of around 21 degrees on Saturday (June 12), but it will be even warmer on Sunday (June 13) with a forecast of 25 degrees in parts of Dorset.
A Met Office weather forecast reads: “A dry start with sunny spells all morning. Lots of long sunny spells in the afternoon and evening.
âFeeling of warmth, locally very hot. Long periods of sun on Sunday and a very strong feeling of heat. ”
This is how hot it will be in Dorset towns, according to the Met Office, and when temperatures will peak.
Beaminster
Saturday: Maximum of 21 degrees, minimum of 12 degrees. Warmer between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 22 degrees, minimum of 11 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Béré Régis
Saturday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 13 degrees. Warmer between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Blandford Forum
Saturday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Bornemouth
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 14 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 20 degrees, minimum of 13 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Bridport
Saturday: Maximum 20 degrees, minimum 13 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 21 degrees, minimum of 12 degrees. Warmer between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Charminster (Dorset Council region)
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Corfe Mullen
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 13 degrees. Warmer between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Dorchester
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Ferndown
Saturday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 13 degrees. Warmer between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 13 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Gillingham
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Warmer between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 25 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Lyme Regis
Saturday: Maximum of 19 degrees, minimum of 14 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 19 degrees, minimum of 13 degrees. Warmer between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 14 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 22 degrees, minimum of 13 degrees. Warmer between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Portland
Saturday: highs of 17 degrees, lows of 14 degrees. Warmer between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 19 degrees, minimum of 13 degrees. Warmer between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Shaftesbury
Saturday: Maximum 20 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Warmer between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sherborne
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Hotter between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 24 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Swanage
Saturday: Maximum of 19 degrees, minimum of 11 degrees. Hottest between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. as well as 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 19 degrees, minimum of 13 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sturminster Newton
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 10 degrees. Warmer between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 24 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Wareham
Saturday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 22 degrees, minimum 12 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Weymouth
Saturday: Maximum 20 degrees, minimum 14 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum of 21 degrees, minimum of 13 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Yetminster
Saturday: Maximum of 21 degrees, minimum of 11 degrees. Warmer between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday: Maximum 23 degrees, minimum 11 degrees. Warmer between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.