Hamworthy, Dorset Weather
About Hamworthy, Dorset
Hamworthy commands the narrow peninsula where the salt-heavy air of the harbour meets the quietude of the land. It lies 1.4 miles west of Poole (from Poole: bearing 275°T, OS grid SY 993 912). The peninsula stretches into the water, its low-lying terrain shaped by a maritime legacy that lingers in the rusted remnants of the old flying boat fuel depot. Beyond the industrial fringes, Ham Common SSSI preserves thirty-three hectares of heathland where the light turns thin and silver against the gorse. Families often wander toward the open expanse of Tucker’s Field, where the grass holds the cool dampness of the incoming tide even in the height of summer. The geography here is defined by the shifting boundaries of the shore, where the sky feels vast and unencumbered by the weight of tall architecture. Hamworthy maintains a distinct personality, caught between the rhythmic pulse of the harbour and the stillness of the surrounding salt marshes. A singular clarity defines the horizon, leaving the observer to contemplate the quiet transition from solid earth to the infinite blue of the inlet.
Flight conditions near Hamworthy. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hamworthy and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hamworthy, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hamworthy, 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 Hamworthy includes coordinates 50.720704, -2.010955, 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 Hamworthy is available on the Hamworthy 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.