Rampisham, Dorset Weather
About Rampisham, Dorset
Rampisham holds a quiet gravity in the rolling limestone folds of western Dorset, where the light seems to catch the edges of the stone walls before fading into the evening. It lies 5.1 miles east of Beaminster (from Beaminster: bearing 82°T, OS grid ST 561 023), and is situated south-south-west of Evershot village. The lane leading toward the medieval standing cross near Broomhill Cottage offers a fleeting glimpse of how history persists in the silence of the fields. Beyond the immediate cluster of houses, the land rises toward the high, windswept reaches of Rampisham Down, where the air grows thin and sharp against the skin. This SSSI protects a rare, chalky expanse that feels indifferent to the slow passage of human concerns. To the west, the ancient earthwork of the park pale marks a boundary where deer once roamed under the watchful eyes of landowners. Rampisham retains a stoic dignity, its limestone cottages weathering the seasons with a patience that mirrors the surrounding hills. One senses here that the landscape commands the rhythm of the day, dictating the pace of the wind and the lengthening of shadows across the green.
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About This Rampisham, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rampisham, 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 Rampisham includes coordinates 50.818897, -2.623974, 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 Rampisham is available on the Rampisham 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.