Redford, Dorset Weather
About Redford, Dorset
Redford emerges from the quiet Dorset landscape as a cluster of stone and slate held fast by the low, heavy clay of the Blackmore Vale. It lies 7.1 miles south-south-west of Sherborne (from Sherborne: bearing 195°T, OS grid ST 607 056), and is situated south-south-east of Chetnole village. The horizon here is dominated by the long, chalky spine of Bubb Down Hill to the west, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and damp grass. Redford remains a place of deep, silent fields where the light catches the morning mist, clinging to the hedgerows long after the sun has climbed the sky. To the south-east, the slopes of Batcombe Hill rise like a dormant giant, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the lanes as evening approaches. The water in the nearby Spring Pond mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a still, silver anchor for the local wildlife amidst the expansive pastoral rhythm. Redford maintains a character defined by the patience of the seasons, where the primary work of the land continues with a steady, unforced persistence.
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Live animated radar for Redford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Redford, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Redford, 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 Redford includes coordinates 50.849397, -2.559052, 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 Redford is available on the Redford 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.