Burton, Dorset Weather
About Burton, Dorset
Burton marks the transition where the suburban sprawl of the coast dissolves into the quiet, sodden pastures of the Stour valley. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-east of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 32°T, OS grid SZ 164 947), and is situated south of Winkton village. Water defines the periphery of Burton, as the Clockhouse Stream meanders with a deliberate, sluggish grace through the low-lying fields. On a clear afternoon, the sunlight catches the surface of the stream, turning the water into a ribbon of hammered silver that threads between the garden fences. Residents often walk toward the open expanse of Burton Green, where the grass holds a damp, emerald depth that seems to absorb the noise of passing traffic. To the west, the reed-choked reaches of Coward's Marsh suggest a landscape that remains stubbornly unconquered by the modern world. Such pockets of wildness preserve a sense of solitude, allowing the local flora to thrive in the shadow of the nearby road networks. Burton retains an understated character, balanced between the historical gravity of the ancient route to Christchurch and the simple, quiet persistence of its own quiet borders.
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Live animated radar for Burton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Burton, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burton, 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 Burton includes coordinates 50.751797, -1.76848, 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 Burton is available on the Burton 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.