Folke, Dorset Weather
About Folke, Dorset
Folke emerges from the quiet Dorset clay as a collection of homesteads defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 147°T, OS grid ST 659 134), and is situated south-south-west of Alweston village. The land here holds the damp memory of winter long into the spring, grounding Folke in a landscape of heavy, fertile fields that demand constant attention from the plough. A short distance away, the skeletal remains of St Mary Magdalene's Church stand as a silent, weathered sentinel, watching over the low-lying pastures with a gravity that defies the erosion of centuries. To the north, the expansive grounds of Sherborne Castle exert a distant, aristocratic influence, casting a long shadow of history over the rolling contours that define the horizon. The air in Folke carries the sharp scent of turning earth and woodsmoke, a testament to the enduring agricultural rhythms that sustain the inhabitants. Sunlight often plays across the heavy hedgerows, illuminating the mossy stone walls that mark the boundaries of these ancient, private holdings. Through every transition of light, Folke maintains a steadfast composure, indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world.
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About This Folke, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Folke, 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 Folke includes coordinates 50.919621, -2.486301, 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 Folke is available on the Folke 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.