Hayes, Dorset Weather
About Hayes, Dorset
Hayes commands a quiet presence in the Dorset countryside, where the land shifts from cultivated fields into the subtle, encroaching wild. It lies 1.6 miles east of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 88°T, OS grid SU 035 000), and is situated north of Canford Magna village. The light here often lingers low over the horizon, catching the damp earth of the nearby wetland known as The Bog as the afternoon wanes. Residents of Hayes frequently walk toward the west, where the open expanse of Bytheway Field serves as a verdant threshold between the domestic gardens and the wider, rolling terrain. Beneath the modern surface of the lanes, the remnants of a Roman road track southward, a silent reminder of the legions that once marched across this same stubborn clay. The horizon is further defined by the elevation of Cannon Hill, whose slopes carry the weight of ancient burial mounds that have watched the seasons turn for centuries. Winter rains often swell the water levels in the nearby reservoirs, mirroring the grey, shifting clouds that define the Dorset sky. Hayes remains a place where the proximity of these natural and historic markers lends a sense of permanence to the daily pace of life.
Flight conditions near Hayes. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hayes and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hayes, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hayes, 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 Hayes includes coordinates 50.800395, -1.950411, 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 Hayes is available on the Hayes 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.