Dunsbury remains a quiet witness to the shifting light that moves across the western reaches of the Isle of Wight. It lies 3.8 miles south-south-east of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 150°T, OS grid SZ 386 843), and is situated west-north-west of Brook village. The landscape surrounding Dunsbury possesses a spare, austere grace, defined by the sharp salt air that drifts inland from the English Channel. Elevated ground dominates the northern horizon, where the ancient, silent forms of the Five Barrows rise against the sky like knuckles of earth. Below these ridges, the terrain slopes towards the coast, guiding rainwater into the modest, winding path of Brook Stream as it makes its way toward the sea. Dunsbury holds a singular stillness, an atmosphere shaped by the proximity of the rugged cliff edges and the open, exposed chalk downs. To the south, the deep, eroded gash of Brook Chine marks the point where the land yields to the persistent pressure of the tides. This fragment of the island endures as a place of long, clear horizons and an unwavering, honest relationship with the elements.
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Live animated radar for Dunsbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dunsbury, Isle of Wight, 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 Dunsbury includes coordinates 50.657889, -1.453929, in the county of Isle of Wight, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Dunsbury is available on the Dunsbury map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Isle of Wight 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.