Colehill commands a quiet elevation above the Stour valley, where the horizon dissolves into a haze of Dorset green. It lies 1.1 miles east-north-east of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 65°T, OS grid SU 025 006). Shadows stretch long and thin across the ancient earthworks of the Bell and Bowl Barrows, silent sentinels of a forgotten age hidden near the local school grounds. To the north, the rise of Merry Field Hill offers a perspective where the sky seems to press closer to the rooftops, revealing the subtle geometry of the suburban sprawl. The air here holds a stillness that is rarely disturbed, save for the wind filtering through the canopy of mature trees that guard the perimeter of residential lanes. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of a landscape shaped by centuries of quiet cultivation rather than industrial clamour. Colehill maintains a dignified distance from the bustling market squares nearby, preferring the slow, rhythmic cadence of the seasons. This high ground catches the afternoon light in a way that turns the brickwork of modest homes into a soft, glowing amber before dusk settles over the fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colehill, 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 Colehill includes coordinates 50.805796, -1.965746, 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 Colehill is available on the Colehill 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.