Chignall St James, Essex Weather
About Chignall St James, Essex
Chignall St James emerges from the flat, fertile plains of Essex where the sunlight catches the pale stubble of harvested fields. It lies 3.0 miles north-west of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 305°T, OS grid TL 668 097), and is situated east-north-east of Boyton Cross village. The River Can meanders just a short distance to the north-west, carving a slow, silver path through the heavy clay soil that defines the local horizon. Ancient echoes of Roman life linger in the earth nearby, where the remains of a villa hide beneath the grass, marking a long-standing human tether to this quiet corner of the map. Chignall St James maintains an agricultural stillness, punctuated by the seasonal turning of machinery and the distant, rhythmic hum of the nearby market town. Hedgerows here grow thick and unkempt, acting as sturdy boundaries between the arable expanse and the sky. The landscape remains open, allowing the wind to sweep unobstructed across the fields, carrying the scent of damp earth and coming rain. Whether in the sharp clarity of winter or the hazy warmth of midsummer, Chignall St James remains a place defined by its patient, working relationship with the surrounding soil.
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About This Chignall St James, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chignall St James, 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 Chignall St James includes coordinates 51.761599, 0.41653, 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 Chignall St James is available on the Chignall St James 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.