Hooke, Dorset Weather
About Hooke, Dorset
Hooke emerges from the quiet creases of the West Dorset landscape, defined by the steady flow of the river that shares its name. It lies 3.5 miles east-south-east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 102°T, OS grid ST 535 001), and is situated south-west of Rampisham village. The surrounding terrain swells into high, chalky ridges, where the light catches the flint-rubble walls of the older cottages with a pale, silver intensity. A short walk to the north-west reveals the still, dark water of Firs Pond, which mirrors the passing clouds and the shifting seasons of the damp valley floor. Much of the land around Hooke falls within the extensive Kingcombe National Nature Reserve, where uncultivated meadows preserve the wilder, older character of the English countryside. The presence of Hooke Park nearby introduces a modern architectural dialogue, as timber structures rise among the trees, blending experimental design with the ancient, tangled woodland. Silence here is rarely absolute, broken only by the sharp call of a buzzard or the rhythmic movement of water through the reeds. This corner of Dorset remains a place of deep, quiet endurance, where the earth feels heavy with the accumulation of centuries of pastoral labour.
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About This Hooke, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hooke, 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 Hooke includes coordinates 50.799019, -2.660645, 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 Hooke is available on the Hooke 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.