Walton Elm, Dorset Weather
About Walton Elm, Dorset
Walton Elm occupies a quiet fold of the Dorset landscape where the earth holds the memory of ancient, slow-moving water. It lies 2.3 miles north of Sturminster Newton (from Sturminster Newton: bearing 351°T, OS grid ST 780 178), and is situated south of Marnhull village. Sunlight here catches the morning dew, illuminating the pale, chalky spine of White Way Hill as it rises sharply to the east. The terrain of Walton Elm remains defined by the humped, grassy contours of the earth, suggesting a long history of pastoral use rather than industrial ambition. To the south-southwest, the weathered masonry of Cutt Mill stands as a silent witness to the former power of the local streams. Throughout the day, the quality of light across these fields shifts with a pale, silver clarity that softens the sharp edges of the hedgerows. Walton Elm exists in a state of stillness, where the rhythmic pulse of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more than the clocks of the nearby market towns.
Flight conditions near Walton Elm. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Walton Elm and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Walton Elm, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walton Elm, 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 Walton Elm includes coordinates 50.959313, -2.313235, 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 Walton Elm is available on the Walton Elm 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.