Longburton, Dorset Weather
About Longburton, Dorset
Longburton holds the quiet character of the Dorset countryside, where the limestone soil breathes under a heavy, soft sky. It lies 2.1 miles south of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 169°T, OS grid ST 644 132), and is situated west-south-west of Alweston village. Ancient lanes wind through the parish, leading one toward the tranquil waters of the Fishpond, where the stillness of the surface reflects a long-forgotten history. To the west, the slopes of Lillington Hill rise to command the horizon, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that define the local agricultural life. Longburton retains a sturdy, unassuming grace in its architecture, with stone walls that seem to absorb the golden, slanted light of an autumn afternoon. The rhythmic tolling of bells from distant spires occasionally drifts over the valley, connecting the present day to the architectural legacy of the region. Residents often walk the footpaths that trace the contours of the landscape, finding a meditative peace in the slow movement of the clouds above the hedgerows. Through every season, the air surrounding Longburton remains crisp and clean, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp meadows and mossy stone.
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Live animated radar for Longburton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longburton, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longburton, 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 Longburton includes coordinates 50.918041, -2.506969, 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 Longburton is available on the Longburton 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.