Great Clacton, Essex Weather
About Great Clacton, Essex
Great Clacton anchors the northern reaches of the Tendring district, where the flat Essex horizon meets the wide, salt-heavy sky. It lies 1.0 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea (from Clacton-on-Sea: bearing 359°T, OS grid TM 174 165). The low-lying terrain here holds a quiet gravity, defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Picker’s Ditch as it carves a path through the fields toward the coast. Ancient foundations survive in the sturdy flint walls of St. John the Baptist Church, a structure that has watched the seasons turn over the landscape for centuries. Residents often find respite in the verdant expanse of Brook County Park, where the wind carries a faint, sharp tang of the North Sea across the grass. Great Clacton maintains an identity distinct from its seaside neighbour, trading the transient bustle of the shoreline for the grounded stability of its historic parish roots. As the afternoon light stretches thin and pale across the rooftops, the rhythm of daily life here settles into a hum that feels both ancient and entirely present.
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Live animated radar for Great Clacton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Clacton, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Clacton, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Great Clacton includes coordinates 51.80489, 1.152865, 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 Great Clacton is available on the Great Clacton 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.