Bulphan emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Essex lowlands, defined by an expansive horizon that swallows the low-hanging sun. It lies 4.1 miles west-north-west of Stanford-le-Hope (from Stanford-le-Hope: bearing 292°T, OS grid TQ 637 858), and is situated south-south-east of West Horndon village. The earth here retains a damp, ancient resilience, feeding the reeds that crowd the banks of the New Mardyke as it winds through the periphery. Beneath the quiet surface of these fields, the Bulphan World War II Bombing Decoy remains as a ghost of past urgency, its hidden craters now softened by long grasses and the indifference of time. The air carries a sharp, saline tang, a reminder of the nearby Thames estuary that dictates the temper of the local weather. Beyond the paddocks, the land lifts slightly toward the north, where the shadows of Thorndon Country Park South stretch across the boundary, darkening the soil with the density of mature oak and hornbeam. Bulphan maintains a singular, sparse character, where the architecture of farmsteads and narrow lanes yields to the vast, unblinking sky above the marshes.
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Live animated radar for Bulphan and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bulphan, Essex, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. 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 Bulphan includes coordinates 51.547634, 0.360126, in the county of Essex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bulphan is available on the Bulphan map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Essex 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.