Stour Row, Dorset Weather
About Stour Row, Dorset
Stour Row reveals itself through a low-slung geography where the horizon is defined by the steady, rounded presence of Duncliffe Hill rising to the north-northeast. It lies 3.0 miles west-south-west of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 246°T, OS grid ST 819 210), and is situated east of Stour Provost village. The local topography is marked by heavy clay soils that hold the winter rains, giving the pastureland a deep, saturated green throughout the changing seasons. To the west-south-west, the distinct silhouette of Quarry Hill breaks the skyline, reminding observers of the underlying geology that once shaped the local vernacular of stone construction. Stour Row maintains an intimate connection to its agricultural roots, where the quiet intensity of the seasons dictates the pace of daily life more than the clock. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the land slopes towards the drainage lines that feed into the broader river systems of the Blackmore Vale. The light here often feels thin and clear, catching the edges of the hedgerows in a way that sharpens the contrast between the dark earth and the pale, expansive Dorset sky. Small, winding lanes connect the dwellings, preserving a sense of isolation that feels purposeful rather than accidental.
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Live animated radar for Stour Row and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stour Row, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stour Row, 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 Row includes coordinates 50.988636, -2.258723, 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 Row is available on the Stour Row 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.