Housham Tye emerges as a quiet collection of dwellings where the Essex landscape stretches toward the horizon in long, muted strokes of ochre and green. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Sawbridgeworth (from Sawbridgeworth: bearing 151°T, OS grid TL 505 111), and is situated west of Matching Tye village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of ancient hedgerows and the quiet, persistent pulse of the nearby Harlowbury Brook as it winds through the low-lying fields. History remains tethered to the soil, most visibly at the moated site known as Tadgells, where the ghosts of medieval foundations sleep beneath a veil of wild grasses and seasonal brambles. These remnants provide a grounding weight to the open, expansive sky that dominates the view over the surrounding flatlands. Further to the north-east, the grand proportions of Down Hall exert a subtle influence on the horizon, its presence reminding one of the enduring interplay between human artifice and the natural world. Housham Tye retains a sense of seclusion that seems to slow the passage of the day, leaving space for the wind to stir the leaves in a rhythm quite distinct from the hurried pace of larger centres. Every lane and boundary serves as a quiet witness to the gradual shifts in the surrounding countryside, where the earth feels as though it has been turned by the same hands for generations.
Flight conditions near Housham Tye. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Housham Tye and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Housham Tye, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Housham Tye includes coordinates 51.779067, 0.180442, 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 Housham Tye is available on the Housham Tye 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.