Silton, Dorset Weather
About Silton, Dorset
Silton reveals itself through the quiet persistence of limestone and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. It lies 2.3 miles north-west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 316°T, OS grid ST 782 291), and is situated south-south-east of Bourton village. The landscape here draws its character from the muted, earthy hues of the Blackmore Vale, where the horizon holds a stillness born of centuries of agricultural labour. To the north-west, the mirrored surface of Forty Pond catches the shifting light of the afternoon, casting a silvery sheen that briefly softens the edges of the surrounding fields. The church of St Nicholas remains the anchor of Silton, its modest masonry offering a sense of permanence against the vast, open skies of the South West. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the damp, fertile ground of Little Marsh provides a sanctuary for the local flora, thriving in the quiet humidity of the lowlands. This geography dictates a pace of life that values the cycle of the soil over the clamour of modern industry. Silton remains a place of subtle textures, where the wind carries the faint, damp scent of ancient earth and the enduring legacy of a rural past.
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About This Silton, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Silton, 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 Silton includes coordinates 51.061352, -2.311669, 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 Silton is available on the Silton 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.