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Live wind traceGathering the latest pattern
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Local observations updating now
Real readings from local weather stations, checked by the Dorset Live Weather compute engine and turned into useful information for the place you are in.
Your precise location stays in this browser. It is used only to choose the nearest live area.
Live local observation
Measured conditions from your selected area, refreshed in step with its contributing stations.
We are gathering enough live data to describe the conditions.
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Station history
Every chart uses the approved station archive held by Dorset Live Weather—not readings accumulated while this page is open.
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Touch, move or use the arrow keys across the chart for exact readings.
Daytime planner
Live station observations are blended with daylight forecast data to explain the likely conditions—not just display another row of numbers.
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Weather-only guidance. Always consider local conditions, tides, currents, restrictions, equipment and personal ability before water-based activities.
14-day planning view
Forecast model guidance for the selected weather area. Live observations above remain the priority.
Air and coast
Pollen guidance follows your selected weather area. Marine conditions use the nearest supported Dorset beach.
Pollen model: CAMS data via Open-Meteo.
Marine model: DWD wave data via Open-Meteo.
Weather cameras
Live imagery and server-produced daylight timelapses from the North Dorset camera, with more locations designed to join the catalogue.
The live image loads only when this section is in view and pauses when the page is hidden.
The Dorset Weather Network
Dorset Live Weather receives observations from independent real-world weather stations. Every reading enters a Dorset-hosted compute pipeline that checks time, freshness, plausible ranges, sudden changes and agreement between contributing sources before it reaches this website.
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Take the network with you
Get changing wind and temperature, station-aware notifications, pollen updates, weather risks, widgets and local weather cameras in the Dorset Live Weather Android app.
