Ham Hill, Dorset Weather
About Ham Hill, Dorset
Ham Hill rises as a modest, elevated shoulder of land overlooking the shifting tides of the harbour. It lies 2.0 miles west of Poole (from Poole: bearing 270°T, OS grid SY 982 910), and is situated south of Upton village. The terrain here holds a quiet composure, defined by the sprawling greenery of Ham Common where the salt-heavy air drifts inland from the nearby shoreline. Walking toward the southern edge, one finds the waters of Lake Beach sparkling with a brittle, silver clarity that catches the afternoon sun. The elevation of Gorse Hill provides a vantage point where the land seems to hold its breath before spilling down toward the water’s edge. History clings to the periphery of Ham Hill, visible in the weathered remnants of the old flying boat fuel depot that once hummed with the industry of the skies. Salt-crusted winds often scrub the limestone paths clean, leaving the landscape feeling stripped back to its essential, rugged bones. This corner of the coast remains a place of quiet observation, where the harbour's pulse dictates the slow, rhythmic turn of the seasons.
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About This Ham Hill, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ham Hill, 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 Ham Hill includes coordinates 50.718975, -2.02655, 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 Ham Hill is available on the Ham Hill 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.