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Find weather, things to do, opening times, roadworks and more.

Weather

The Met Office forecasts it will be cloudy with highs of 8 degrees.

Sunrise and sunset

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:06

Things to do today

• Explore the colourful world of David McKee at theElmer and Friends exhibition in Dorset Museum • The Moreton Walled Gardens Christmas trial continues • Explore Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens while they are illuminated • The Poundbury Christmas craft trail is taking place until December 23 • Dorchester Country Market will be at United Church, South Street • Enjoy Morgan & West's Great Big Christmas Show

In case you missed it

Dorchester vaccination centre to be open longer

Attraction opening times

Dorset Museum: 09:00 - 16:30

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

The Keep Military Museum: 10:00 - 16:30

The Teddy Bear Museum: CLOSED

The Tutankhamun Exhibition: CLOSED

The Dinosaur Museum: CLOSED

The Terracotta Warriors Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum: 10:00 - 16:00

Supermarket opening times

Tesco: 06:00 - 00:00

Co-op: 06:00 - 22:00

Lidl: 08:00 - 22:00

Waitrose: 08:00 - 20:00

Roadworks

• Friary Lane will be closed from the junction with B3150 High East Street for around 30 metres until December 17 due to scaffolding • Flooding works are being carried out in Portesham until January. Goose Hill will be closed until December 17 and a signed diversion will be in place • SGN will be carrying out works in Casterbridge Road until February 11 and Came View Road until March 4, 2022 • Jurassic Fibre will be carrying out works in Syward Road until December 21

Cinema screenings

Plaza cinema:

A Boy Called Christmas - 17:15

Clifford The Big Red Dog - 11:00, 13:30

Encanto - 10:30

Ghostbusters: Afterlife - 20:30

Spider-Man: No Way Home - 12:00, 14:00 (sold out), 16:00, 18:00, 20:00

The Polar Express - 11:30

West Side Story - 15:00, 19:00

Odeon:

Spider-Man: No Way Home: 10:00, 13;15, 16:45, 19:00, 20:15

West Side Story - 16:15, 19:45

Clifford The Big Red Dog - 11:30, 14:00, 16:30

Encanto - 10:30, 13:30

Fun fact of the day

Dorset is one of only five counties in England not to have a motorway.

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