Burleston, Dorset Weather
About Burleston, Dorset
Burleston preserves a quiet dignity, holding its own against the shifting tides of the Dorset countryside. It lies 5.7 miles east-north-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 67°T, OS grid SY 776 942), and is situated west of Tolpuddle village. The landscape here is defined by the soft, persistent movement of Devil’s Brook, which traces a silver line through the fields just to the south-south-east. Burleston rests upon a terrain of chalk and clay, where the light in late afternoon catches the flint walls with a pale, pearlescent glow. To the west, the manicured grounds of Athelhampton House draw the eye, offering a sharp contrast to the rugged, untamed character of the surrounding farmland. The horizon is marked by the lingering presence of ancient earthworks, reminding any observer that this ground has supported human endeavour for centuries. Even the air here seems to carry a weight of permanence, undisturbed by the hurried pace of modern transit. Burleston remains a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life, marked by the slow turning of the soil and the steady growth of the hedgerows.
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About This Burleston, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burleston, 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 Burleston includes coordinates 50.747446, -2.317941, 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 Burleston is available on the Burleston 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.