Puddletown, Dorset Weather
About Puddletown, Dorset
Puddletown maintains a quiet composure amidst the rolling chalk landscapes of Dorset, where the River Piddle curves through the valley floor. It lies 4.6 miles east-north-east of Dorchester (from Dorchester: bearing 61°T, OS grid SY 757 943), and is situated north-north-west of Tincleton village. The golden light of late afternoon often catches the flint and limestone walls of the parish church, a structure that has watched over the local life for many centuries. To the southwest, the rising slopes of Kite Hill offer a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that define the regional character. A short distance to the east, the historic grounds of Athelhampton House preserve a sense of grandeur that contrasts with the modest, functional architecture of the surrounding lanes. The shadow of the past lingers nearby at the deserted village of Bardolfeston, where the earth still holds the faint, grassy outlines of medieval habitation. Puddletown itself remains anchored to its agricultural heritage, its streets quiet save for the movement of wind through the mature elms. The air here carries a crisp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon, grounding the spirit in the persistent rhythms of the rural south.
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About This Puddletown, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Puddletown, 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 Puddletown includes coordinates 50.74797, -2.345528, 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 Puddletown is available on the Puddletown 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.