Hurst, Dorset Weather
About Hurst, Dorset
Hurst remains a quiet fragment of Dorset, where the horizon broadens into the low, patient lines of the heathland. It lies 6.3 miles east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 92°T, OS grid SY 793 902), and is situated north-north-east of Moreton village. The light here has a way of lingering against the hedgerows, casting long, thin shadows that seem to measure the slow turning of the afternoon. A short walk to the north-west leads to Sculpture by the Lakes, where the stillness of the water mirrors the deliberate forms of modern stone. Hurst itself persists as a collection of modest dwellings, grounded in the heavy, iron-rich earth that defines this corner of the county. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the expansive acreage of Oakers Wood Sssi draws the eye toward a horizon dense with ancient timber. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of damp pine needles, a reminder of the wilder stretches that border the managed fields. Every fence line and track around Hurst serves as a path for the wind, moving uninterrupted across the open, breathing expanse of the landscape.
Flight conditions near Hurst. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hurst and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hurst, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hurst, 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 Hurst includes coordinates 50.711701, -2.293749, 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 Hurst is available on the Hurst 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.