Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire Weather
About Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire
Winterbourne Dauntsey occupies a quiet declivity in the chalky basin of the River Bourne, where the water runs clear over flint and gravel. It lies 3.4 miles north-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 35°T, OS grid SU 174 346), and is situated north-north-east of Winterbourne Earls village. The light here catches the pale, porous earth, reflecting a thin, silver brightness that seems to bleach the winter sky. To the east, the chalk downs rise in long, muscular slopes, bearing the silent, rounded silhouettes of a pond barrow and a bowl barrow that mark the landscape with the weight of ancient burial. Winterbourne Dauntsey retains a sense of seclusion, despite the nearby presence of the iron-age earthworks at Figsbury Ring, which loom on the horizon like a discarded crown. The local architecture relies on a sturdy vernacular of flint and brick, materials pulled directly from the surrounding soil to resist the damp breath of the river. Life in Winterbourne Dauntsey follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the Bourne, a stream that occasionally retreats into its subterranean bed during the heat of late summer. Residents watch the seasons turn across these fields, mindful that the ground beneath their feet holds centuries of quiet, unrecorded industry.
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About This Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winterbourne Dauntsey, 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 Winterbourne Dauntsey includes coordinates 51.110962, -1.751636, 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 Winterbourne Dauntsey is available on the Winterbourne Dauntsey 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.