Hartmoor, Dorset Weather
About Hartmoor, Dorset
Hartmoor emerges from the Dorset landscape as a quiet collection of stone and timber, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.8 miles west-south-west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 239°T, OS grid ST 769 242), and is situated east-south-east of Buckhorn Weston village. The terrain here is marked by a persistent, heavy dampness that clings to the hedgerows, creating a distinct clarity in the morning light. To the south-southeast, Kington Hill rises with a blunt, weathered authority, casting long shadows across the fields that define the horizon of Hartmoor. The soil remains dark and rich, reflecting a long history of agricultural labour that has shaped the boundaries of every paddock and lane. Further to the north-northeast, the winding course of the Stock Water acts as a silver thread, drawing moisture from the low-lying pastures and cooling the air during the height of summer. This geography demands a certain patience from those who work the land, as the water-heavy earth dictates the pace of the harvest. Hartmoor retains an austere beauty in its isolation, where the wind carries no hum of industry, only the rustle of grass against ancient, lichen-crusted gateposts.
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About This Hartmoor, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartmoor, 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 Hartmoor includes coordinates 51.01696, -2.330474, 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 Hartmoor is available on the Hartmoor 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.