Pidney, Dorset Weather
About Pidney, Dorset
Pidney emerges from the damp, heavy clay of the Blackmore Vale as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the slow pulse of the Dorset countryside. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 218°T, OS grid ST 745 089), and is situated north of Hazelbury Bryan village. The land around Pidney rises into the modest prominence of Pleck Hill, where the wind carries a distinct, sharp salt-breath from the distant coast to stir the hedgerows. Below these slopes, the earth holds a stubborn moisture that dictates the pace of local agriculture and the stubborn growth of ancient oaks. To the north-west, the expansive Blackmore Vale Commons and Moors SSSI creates a vast, open horizon where the light catches the reeds in a pale, silver shimmer. The geography here is one of subtle shifts, where the ground dips and rises with a rhythmic, earthen gravity that demands patience from those who walk its lanes. Pidney remains tethered to this soil, its character shaped by the long, low shadows that stretch across the meadows as the sun descends behind the western hills. Small, flint-strewn paths connect the scattered homes, preserving a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic acceleration of the modern world.
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About This Pidney, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pidney, 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 Pidney includes coordinates 50.879055, -2.363227, 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 Pidney is available on the Pidney 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.