Alum Chine, Dorset Weather
About Alum Chine, Dorset
Alum Chine reveals itself as a series of verdant ridges falling toward the salt-scented horizon of the English Channel. It lies 1.3 miles west-south-west of Bournemouth (from Bournemouth: bearing 249°T, OS grid SZ 068 905). The landscape here is defined by the steep, wooded ravine of the Alum Chine valley, which carves a deep, quiet passage through the cliffs to the sandy shore below. The light shifts constantly across the pine needles, catching the variegated greens that climb toward the more manicured seclusion of Branksome Chine Gardens. High above the tide, the architecture reflects a Victorian ambition, with grand residences standing as silent observers to the shifting Atlantic weather. Robert Louis Stevenson once sought solace in this temperate climate, finding inspiration for his tales while residing at his nearby home, Skerryvore. Today, the coastal path offers a rhythmic crunch of gravel underfoot, inviting a slow pace that mirrors the steady, tidal pulse of the bay. Alum Chine maintains a singular character, balancing the raw, unhurried erosion of its coastline with the refined stillness of its residential canopy.
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Live animated radar for Alum Chine and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alum Chine, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alum Chine, 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 Alum Chine includes coordinates 50.71446, -1.903972, 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 Alum Chine is available on the Alum Chine 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.