Barkers Hill, Wiltshire Weather
About Barkers Hill, Wiltshire
Barkers Hill commands a quiet prominence over the Wiltshire landscape, its slopes catching the pale, early light that travels across the vales of the South West. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 59°T, OS grid ST 908 255), and is situated west-north-west of Donhead St Andrew village. The eponymous Barkers Hill rises sharply just a fraction of a mile to the west-south-west, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby Britmore Bog. This wetland expanse creates a distinct boundary, where the heavy, moisture-laden air encourages a lush, untamed verdancy. To the east-north-east, the rounded crown of Round Hill breaks the horizon, anchoring the hamlet within a succession of rising limestone ridges. The architecture here remains humble and functional, reflecting a long-standing reliance on the surrounding pastoral fields rather than grander civic ambition. During the autumn months, the low sun casts elongated shadows from the hedgerows, accentuating the stark, ancient contours of the ground. Visitors often find the atmosphere of Barkers Hill defined by this spare, open geography, where the silence of the countryside is absolute.
Flight conditions near Barkers Hill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Barkers Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Barkers Hill, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barkers Hill, Wiltshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Barkers Hill includes coordinates 51.029654, -2.132295, in the county of Wiltshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Barkers Hill is available on the Barkers Hill map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Wiltshire 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.