Clayhithe, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Clayhithe, Cambridgeshire
Clayhithe marks a quiet confluence where the Cam flows with a heavy, deliberate stillness through the flat lands of the Cambridgeshire fens. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 43°T, OS grid TL 502 643), and is situated south-south-east of Waterbeach village. The light here catches the reeds in long, amber streaks, illuminating the low horizon where the sky seems to hold more weight than the earth itself. Traces of ancient industry linger nearby, where the earthworks of the Car Dyke cut a deliberate, straight line through the soil, a shadow of Roman engineering that still disrupts the modern field boundaries. Just a short distance away, the site of Waterbeach Abbey remains as a hallowed, open space, its former grandeur now dissolved into the quiet hum of grass and wind. Clayhithe maintains a singular character defined by the river’s edge, where the water reflects the shifting grey of the clouds and the rhythmic passing of narrowboats. The air carries a crisp, damp scent, a mixture of silt and distant pasture, grounding the hamlet in a landscape that resists the frantic pace of the nearby university city. In this corner of the county, the horizon remains unobstructed, allowing the seasonal cycles to dictate the mood of the fields and the depth of the shadows across the towpath.
Flight conditions near Clayhithe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Clayhithe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clayhithe, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clayhithe, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clayhithe includes coordinates 52.256828, 0.199201, 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 Clayhithe is available on the Clayhithe 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.