Knighton, Dorset Weather
About Knighton, Dorset
Knighton maintains a quiet composure amidst the shifting landscape of Dorset, where the horizon broadens into open, unassuming fields. It lies 2.4 miles south-west of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 227°T, OS grid SZ 049 975), and is situated north-north-west of Bearwood village. Low light often gathers over the heathland here, catching the edges of the gorse and the lingering dampness of the earth. To the north-west, the expanse of Canford Country Park offers a green stillness that defines the local atmosphere. The ancient earthwork of a Bowl Barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course serves as a silent witness to a long-forgotten tenure upon the ridge. Further east, the water at Longham Lakes reflects the passing clouds, anchoring the geography with a heavy, silvered presence. Knighton remains a place of subtle transitions, where the modern pace of the south-west meets the enduring weight of the soil.
Flight conditions near Knighton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Knighton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Knighton, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knighton, 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 Knighton includes coordinates 50.777446, -1.931189, 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 Knighton is available on the Knighton 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.