Alcester, Dorset Weather
About Alcester, Dorset
Alcester commands a quiet prominence upon the elevated terrain of the Dorset landscape, where the air carries a distinct clarity. It lies 0.5 miles west-south-west of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 243°T, OS grid ST 856 226). To the immediate east, the earth rises toward Castle Hill, a landmark that anchors the horizon with its ancient, silent weight. The winds here sweep across the open slopes of Breach Common, bringing with them a freshness that distinguishes the high ground from the sheltered valleys below. Below these ridges, the eleven hectares of Breach Fields Sssi preserve a rare, undisturbed character that has remained largely untouched by the encroaching pace of modern development. Alcester exists in a state of deliberate stillness, defined by its proximity to the remnants of medieval fortifications and the lingering echoes of Saxon foundations that mark the ground nearby. Sunlight plays across the limestone outcrops, revealing a texture to the land that feels remarkably unchanged by the passing centuries. This high-altitude suburb offers a vantage point from which the interconnected history of the surrounding heights remains visible in the very contours of the soil.
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Live animated radar for Alcester and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alcester, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alcester, Dorset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alcester includes coordinates 51.002903, -2.206, in the county of Dorset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alcester is available on the Alcester map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Dorset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.