MANY punters will be hoping this weekend will stay dry so they can enjoy a pint in their local's beer garden.

Hardy drinkers have already braced the wind and rain in a bid to socialise with their friends after pubs reopened for outdoor service on April 12.

But, will the unpredictable weather settle down in time for the weekend, or will customers have to grab their umbrellas before they head out to enjoy their renewed freedoms?

Here is the weather forecast throughout the weekend of May 8-9 in Salisbury as it stands, according to the Met Office.

Saturday, May 8

12am

Cloudy, 7C, chance of precipitation 10%

1am

Cloudy, 7C, chance of precipitation 10%

2am

Cloudy, 8C, chance of precipitation 10%

3am

Light rain, 8C, chance of precipitation 60%

4am

Heavy rain, 8C, chance of precipitation 90%

5am

Heavy rain, 8C, chance of precipitation >95%

6am

Heavy rain, 9C, chance of precipitation >95%

7am

Heavy rain, 9C, chance of precipitation >95%

8am

Heavy rain, 10C, chance of precipitation 90%

9am

Heavy rain, 11C, chance of precipitation 90%

10am

Light rain, 12C, chance of precipitation 60%

11am

Light rain, 12C, chance of precipitation 50%

12pm

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 20%

1pm

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 20%

2pm

Overcast, 14C, chance of precipitation 10%

3pm

Overcast, 14C, chance of precipitation 10%

4pm

Overcast, 14C, chance of precipitation 10%

5pm

Cloudy, 14C, chance of precipitation 10%

6pm

Cloudy, 14C, chance of precipitation 10%

7pm

Cloudy, 14C, chance of precipitation 10%

8pm

Cloudy, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

9pm

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

10pm

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

11pm

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

Sunday, May 9

12am

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

1am

Overcast, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

4am

Overcast, 12C, chance of precipitation 50%

7am

Overcast, 12C, chance of precipitation 20%

10am

Cloudy, 13C, chance of precipitation 10%

1pm

Cloudy, 15C, chance of precipitation 10%

4pm

Cloudy, 14C, chance of precipitation 20%

7pm

Cloudy, 12C, chance of precipitation 20%

10pm

Cloudy, 11C, chance of precipitation 10%