Holt, Dorset Weather
About Holt, Dorset
Holt emerges from the Dorset landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and scattered dwellings that trace the contours of a rolling, ancient terrain. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-east of Wimborne Minster (from Wimborne Minster: bearing 27°T, OS grid SU 029 038), and is situated south-south-west of Lodge Copse Estate village. Low sunlight often catches the pale brickwork of the older cottages, casting long shadows across the open spaces of Holt Heath, where the gorse and heather retain a wild, untamed resilience against the encroaching silence. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the distant horizon. Just a short walk away, The Green offers a verdant anchor for the surrounding homes, its grass worn smooth by the passage of seasons and the soft tread of local life. Holt maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pulse of modern thoroughfares, allowing the subtle shifts in the weather to dictate the mood of the day. The nearby expanse of Stag's Pond mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a reflective surface that deepens the sense of peace found across these elevated plains. Every path in Holt serves as a reminder of the enduring connection between the inhabitants and the rugged, unadorned beauty of the South West.
Flight conditions near Holt. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Holt and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Holt, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holt, 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 Holt includes coordinates 50.834562, -1.959463, 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 Holt is available on the Holt 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.