Long Bredy, Dorset Weather
About Long Bredy, Dorset
Long Bredy occupies a sequestered fold in the chalk landscape, where the land rises into quiet, humped ridges that catch the low-slung Dorset sun. It lies 6.6 miles east-south-east of Bridport (from Bridport: bearing 105°T, OS grid SY 568 900), and is situated east-south-east of Litton Cheney village. The architecture of Long Bredy leans heavily on local flint and limestone, materials that seem to have grown directly from the hillside rather than having been hauled there by human hand. To the north, the ancient profile of Long Barrow Hill rises as a silent sentinel, marked by the Dyke On Long Barrow Hill and the enduring presence of prehistoric earthworks. These monuments impose a temporal gravity upon the parish, reminding the observer that the current inhabitants are merely the latest layer in a long, geological progression. Nearby, the River Bride begins its modest journey, carving a narrow, spring-fed artery through the chalk that keeps the surrounding pastures a persistent, vivid green. The quality of light here is often pale and translucent, filtering through the high, open skies to illuminate the stark, rhythmic geometry of the surrounding downland. Long Bredy maintains an air of deliberate stillness, a place where the modern world feels distant enough to be forgotten beneath the weight of the ancient hills.
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About This Long Bredy, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Bredy, 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 Long Bredy includes coordinates 50.70819, -2.611824, 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 Long Bredy is available on the Long Bredy 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.