Coalhill emerges from the Essex clay as a scattering of red-brick farmsteads and quiet lanes that hold the memory of ancient field boundaries. It lies 2.6 miles north-north-east of Wickford (from Wickford: bearing 15°T, OS grid TQ 755 976), and is situated east of South Hanningfield village. Winter light here has a sharp, pale quality, catching the frost on the hedgerows before the sun slips behind the distant, shadowed rise of Curry Hill. The landscape is defined by a slow, heavy fertility that has long sustained the local agricultural rhythm. To the west, the expansive waters of Hanningfield Reservoir temper the air, drawing flocks of migratory birds that trace silver lines across the grey horizon. Coalhill remains largely untouched by the frenetic pace of nearby arterial roads, favouring instead the muted sounds of wind moving through tall, unpruned hawthorn. The earth here is dense and dark, yielding a quiet stubbornness to those who still work the soil in the traditional manner. Even as the seasons turn, Coalhill retains a steadfast, solitary character, anchored by the deep, resonant silence of the surrounding arable plains.
Flight conditions near Coalhill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Coalhill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coalhill, 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 Coalhill includes coordinates 51.650247, 0.536376, 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 Coalhill is available on the Coalhill 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.