Clift, Dorset Weather
About Clift, Dorset
Clift emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings shaped by the intricate topography of the chalk and limestone ridges. It lies 4.6 miles east-south-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 114°T, OS grid SY 547 982), and is situated west-north-west of Toller Porcorum village. The terrain surrounding Clift falls within the protected boundaries of the Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm SSSI, where the thin, pale soil supports a fragile abundance of calcicole flora. A short distance away, the damp air of Wytherston Marsh clings to the low-lying meadows, filtering the morning sun into a milky, diffused glow that softens the sharp edges of the stone walls. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the Toller Brook carves a persistent, winding path through the valley floor, its movement providing a subtle, rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the fields. The light here has a particular clarity, often catching the high, grassy slopes of the region with a brilliance that renders the distant horizon remarkably precise. Clift maintains a stoic presence amidst this ecological diversity, serving as a modest witness to the slow, seasonal shifts of the surrounding countryside. Residents observe the turning of the year through the changing hues of the scrubland and the persistent, quiet expansion of the wetland habitats that define the local geography.
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About This Clift, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clift, 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 Clift includes coordinates 50.782192, -2.643259, 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 Clift is available on the Clift 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.