Ulwell, Dorset Weather
About Ulwell, Dorset
Limestone ridges and the soft, salt-stung air of the Dorset coast define the character of Ulwell. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-west of Swanage (from Swanage: bearing 335°T, OS grid SZ 021 808), and is situated west-south-west of Glebeland Estate village. Beneath the expansive, pale sky, the land rises into the Purbeck Ridge (East) SSSI, where the chalky earth anchors the sparse, resilient grasses of the downs. Ancient shadows lengthen across the turf near the Ulwell Barrow 400M N Of Sheperds Farm, a silent marker of human presence reaching back across the centuries. The light here possesses a crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of the dry stone walls that partition the fields into a rhythmic, geometric pattern. To the south, the Washpond Natural Greenspace offers a quiet refuge where water collects in the hollows, reflecting the shifting clouds above. Ulwell remains a place where the geology of the Purbeck Hills dictates the pace of the day, grounding the spirit in the quiet gravity of the earth.
Flight conditions near Ulwell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ulwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ulwell, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ulwell, 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 Ulwell includes coordinates 50.627437, -1.970286, 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 Ulwell is available on the Ulwell 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.