Chettisham holds a quiet command over the flat, expansive horizons of the Fens, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-east of Ely (from Ely: bearing 20°T, OS grid TL 550 833), and is situated north-west of Queen Adelaide village. The low-lying fields around Chettisham are defined by a singular, persistent stillness, broken only by the sharp, industrious movement of local agricultural machinery. A short distance to the south-west, the Chettisham Meadow Sssi preserves a delicate, damp ecosystem that keeps the ancient rhythm of the marshland alive. To the east, the modest rise of Brick Hill interrupts the otherwise relentless level of the landscape, offering a rare vantage point over the patchwork of drainage ditches and black soil. Light here has a peculiar, silvered quality, reflecting off the water-heavy air to lend the buildings a stark, honest clarity. The proximity to the historic cathedral city of Ely ensures that the influence of stone and spire is felt even in the furthest, most rural corners of the parish. Life in Chettisham remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the surrounding crops, a practice that has defined the character of these acres for generations.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chettisham, Cambridgeshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Chettisham includes coordinates 52.425768, 0.278425, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Chettisham is available on the Chettisham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cambridgeshire 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.