Westford, Dorset Weather
About Westford, Dorset
Westford emerges from the verdant folds of the landscape as a collection of quiet dwellings framed by the disciplined greenery of the South West. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-east of Chard (from Chard: bearing 157°T, OS grid ST 338 043), and is situated south-east of Tatworth village. The light here catches the damp stone of Westford with a pale, steady clarity, reflecting a geography defined by slow-moving water and the soft, heavy earth of the Axe Valley. To the north-west, the rare flora of Stowell Meadow SSSI thrives in a secluded pocket of land, untouched by the modern acceleration of industry. The terrain rises in gentle swells towards the western horizons, where the slopes of Storridge Hill command a view over the surrounding hedgerows and hidden lanes. Further to the east, the expansive grounds of Forde Abbey anchor the horizon with a gravity born of centuries of architectural ambition. These surroundings provide Westford with a persistent, grounded character, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily life. The air remains clean and sharp, carrying the scent of rich soil and distant, rain-washed pastures across the fields.
Flight conditions near Westford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Westford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Westford, Dorset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westford, 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 Westford includes coordinates 50.834958, -2.940467, 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 Westford is available on the Westford 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.