St James, Dorset Weather
About St James, Dorset
St James descends the steep chalk escarpment of the Blackmore Vale with a quiet, persistent dignity. It lies 0.4 miles south-west of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 225°T, OS grid ST 859 225). Below the precipitous heights of Castle Hill, the ground softens into a landscape of ancient, verdant pastures that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. The proximity of Rolt Millennium Green offers a small, deliberate pause in the incline, where the grass carries the crisp, sharp scent of damp earth and cooling stone. St James retains a distinct identity, marked by lanes that trace the natural contours of the hillside rather than the rigid geometry of newer developments. To the north, the remnants of the Late Saxon Urban Area suggest a long-standing dialogue between the inhabitants and this rugged, windswept terrain. The light here has a particular clarity, often catching the grey limestone walls in a way that makes them appear to glow against the deepening greens of the valley floor. Residents find that the landscape demands a slow, attentive pace, as every path leads either toward the imposing heights above or into the vast, open reaches of the surrounding countryside.
Flight conditions near St James. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for St James and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This St James, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St James, 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 St James includes coordinates 51.002399, -2.201423, 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 St James is available on the St James 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.