Longham, Dorset Weather
About Longham, Dorset
Longham retains a quiet composure, defined by the steady, deliberate movement of the River Stour as it carves through the verdant Dorset landscape. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Ferndown (from Ferndown: bearing 217°T, OS grid SZ 065 985), and is situated west-north-west of West Parley village. The light here possesses a singular, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the expansive surfaces of Longham Lakes just a short distance away, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the sky. Ancient echoes linger in the earth, marked by the presence of a nearby bowl barrow on Poor Common, a silent sentinel that has watched the horizon for centuries. These remnants of antiquity lend a gravity to the fields, grounding the modern pace of life in something far older and more enduring. The nearby Knoll Gardens offer a deliberate contrast to this wilder history, presenting a curated display of botanical precision that catches the sun in vibrant, unexpected flashes of colour. Longham remains a place where the transition from the pastoral to the structured feels entirely natural, as if the land itself were composed of layers of time waiting to be observed.
Flight conditions near Longham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longham, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longham, 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 Longham includes coordinates 50.786395, -1.907769, 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 Longham is available on the Longham 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.