Stour Provost, Dorset Weather
About Stour Provost, Dorset
Stour Provost commands a quiet presence within the verdant, rolling folds of the Blackmore Vale. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-west of Gillingham (from Gillingham: bearing 194°T, OS grid ST 795 214), and is situated south-east of West Stour village. The River Stour traces a meandering path through the low-lying meadows, its waters catching the pale, shifting light of the Dorset sky. Just a short walk away, the Stour Micro Museum offers a curious, intimate look at local life that contrasts sharply with the expansive, open horizon. Beyond the cluster of honey-coloured stone dwellings, the horizon rises toward the slopes of Quarry Hill, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and crushed clover. Stour Provost retains an architectural gravity in its historic church, which serves as a landmark for travellers navigating the intricate maze of narrow country lanes. From the crest of the nearby Hunger Hill, one can observe how the landscape dictates the pace of life, keeping the rhythms of the day tied to the turning of the seasons. This corner of the county remains defined by its agricultural heritage, where the fields are marked by ancient hedgerows rather than the frantic pace of modern industry.
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About This Stour Provost, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stour Provost, 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 Stour Provost includes coordinates 50.992503, -2.292755, 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 Stour Provost is available on the Stour Provost 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.