Filford, Dorset Weather
About Filford, Dorset
Filford emerges from the verdant folds of the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unpretentious labour of the land. It lies 3.2 miles north-north-west of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 331°T, OS grid SY 440 974), and is situated west-north-west of Salway Ash village. Here, the morning light catches the damp, heavy earth, illuminating a pastoral character that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world. The waters of the River Simene trace a soft, winding path just to the south-east, providing a life-giving pulse to the meadows that wrap around the perimeter of Filford. Beyond the immediate fields, the rising slopes of Denhay Hill draw the eye toward the horizon, anchoring the hamlet against the expansive West Dorset sky. The local industry remains firmly tethered to the soil, where the heritage of agriculture dictates the seasonal shifts of the calendar. A lingering stillness defines the environment, broken only by the lowing of livestock or the rustle of wind through the hedgerows that mark the ancient boundaries of the county. In this corner of England, the day concludes with a clarity that renders the surrounding hills in deep, indigo silhouettes against the fading sun.
Flight conditions near Filford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Filford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Filford, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Filford, 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 Filford includes coordinates 50.774301, -2.794362, 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 Filford is available on the Filford 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.