Eccliffe, Dorset Weather
About Eccliffe, Dorset
Eccliffe emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient geometry of the surrounding fields. It lies 0.9 miles south-west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 222°T, OS grid ST 797 253). Sunlight here possesses a particular, pale clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the limestone walls and the dark, tangled hedgerows that border the narrow lanes. To the east, the water at Lodden Lakes catches the reflection of the clouds, acting as a silver mirror for the restless flight of starlings. History remains present in the heavy silence of the earth, as if the soil itself remembers the slow shift from medieval agricultural rhythms to the modern pace of life. Eccliffe maintains a modest dignity, far removed from the clamour of the nearby market town, where the daily trade and industry provide a distant, rhythmic pulse. The terrain rises and dips with an understated confidence, guiding the eye toward the rolling silhouettes of the horizon. Each morning, the mist clings to the low-lying ground, softening the transition between the ancient, iron-rich earth and the wide, indifferent sky.
Flight conditions near Eccliffe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Eccliffe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Eccliffe, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eccliffe, 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 Eccliffe includes coordinates 51.027472, -2.289939, 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 Eccliffe is available on the Eccliffe 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.