DRINKERS and diners will be hoping for good weather over the next few days on the first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened their doors.

Currently pubs, restaurants and bars are only allowed to serve people outside. 

If you’re heading out to meet friends or loved ones in a pub garden or back garden this weekend, you can expect dry conditions and it will feel a bit warmer than of late.

Bournemouth-based forecaster DorsetSun said: “Sunny spells are expected this weekend with Saturday probably seeing the best of the sunshine. Light winds on offer with temperatures a bit higher than recently. Highs of 14/15c are likely, but staying chilly by nightfall.”

Fellow forecaster Bournemouth & Poole Weather said: “Beer garden revellers are likely to see mostly sunny daytimes although it'll still be chilly with temperatures struggling to get beyond 10-12C, during the evenings it'll cool down quickly with temperatures likely to be in the 4-8C range by say 9 or 10pm.

“Importantly though it does currently look dry all weekend, so wrap up warm and enjoy.”

Here’s your forecast for Saturday and Sunday according to the Met Office (subject to change)

Saturday

7am – sunshine, 3C but feeling like just 1C

10am – sunshine, 8C

1pm – sunshine, 11C

4pm – sunny intervals, 11C

7pm – sunshine, 9C

10pm – Partly cloudy, 6C but will feel like 4C

Sunday

7am – cloudy, 3C but will feel like 1C

10am – sunny intervals, 9C

1pm – sunny intervals, 11C

4pm – sunny intervals, 11C

7pm – sunshine, 10C

10pm – clear skies, 6C

Looking ahead into next week, dry conditions are expected to continue with highs of around 12C or 13C.