Burngate, Dorset Weather
About Burngate, Dorset
Burngate emerges as a quiet punctuation mark upon the rolling chalk landscape of Dorset, where the horizon feels vast and unburdened. It lies 6.5 miles west-south-west of Wareham (from Wareham: bearing 237°T, OS grid SY 835 817), and is situated north-east of West Lulworth village. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground nearby, where the Bowl Barrow 370M East Of Belhuish Farm sits as a silent sentinel over the shifting light of the fields. The air here holds a particular clarity, carrying the faint, briny suggestion of the sea that pulls at the senses from the southern coast. To the south-east, the imposing ridge of Bindon Hill rises to command the view, acting as a sturdy rampart against the restless Channel winds. Burngate remains defined by this proximity to such enduring geological features, where the soil is thin and the grass grows short and resilient. Even the most casual observer might notice how the shadows lengthen across the limestone, revealing the subtle, uneven topography of the land. Time in Burngate moves with a deliberate, singular pace, unhurried by the clamour of more crowded horizons.
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Live animated radar for Burngate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Burngate, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burngate, 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 Burngate includes coordinates 50.634893, -2.23456, 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 Burngate is available on the Burngate 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.