Little Downham, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Little Downham, Cambridgeshire
Little Downham holds the quiet authority of the high ground, rising above the surrounding fens like a watchman surveying the flat, expansive horizon of the Cambridgeshire plains. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Ely (from Ely: bearing 336°T, OS grid TL 522 838), and is situated west-north-west of Chettisham village. The air here carries a particular clarity, sharpened by the vast, open skies that pull the light across the fields until the shadows stretch long and thin against the brickwork. Visitors often pause at the Downham in the Isle Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that anchors the identity of Little Downham with a sense of local pride. Beyond the clusters of domestic gardens, the landscape slips away toward the damp, reed-fringed expanse of Chettisham Meadow Sssi, where the earth remains soft and heavy with the memory of ancient water. The rhythm of life in Little Downham is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the subtle shifts in the agricultural calendar that have defined these acres for generations. St. Leonard’s Church stands as a stone sentinel over the dwellings, its tower a familiar anchor for those navigating the winding lanes that connect the higher ground to the lower, marshy reaches. There is a profound stillness in the way the morning mist clings to the hedgerows, grounding Little Downham in a landscape that feels both enduring and remarkably indifferent to the passing of time.
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Live animated radar for Little Downham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Little Downham, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Downham, 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 Little Downham includes coordinates 52.431795, 0.238722, 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 Little Downham is available on the Little Downham 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.