Low Street, Essex Weather
About Low Street, Essex
Low Street commands a modest presence upon the flat expanse of the Essex landscape, defined by its proximity to the wide, grey reaches of the Thames estuary. It lies 1.7 miles east-north-east of Tilbury (from Tilbury: bearing 63°T, OS grid TQ 667 776), and is situated east-south-east of West Tilbury village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, reed-fringed silence of the West Tilbury Marshes, where the light shifts with a heavy, maritime fluidity that seems to wash over the low-lying fields. To the west, the ancient, humped silhouette of Hall Hill rises above the plain, providing a stark topographical anchor to the surrounding agricultural patchwork. The air about Low Street carries a faint, persistent tang of salt and silt, a reminder of the proximity to the tidal rhythms that have long dictated the character of this corner of the county. Remnants of human vigilance linger in the landscape, most notably the Second World War Anti-Aircraft Battery at Bowaters Farm, which stares out toward the river with a rusted, stoic indifference. These weathered concrete sentinels stand in quiet contrast to the gentle, unadorned utility of the local thoroughfares. Low Street maintains a singular, unpretentious gravity, rooted firmly in the alluvial soil of a region that has always looked toward the water for its purpose.
Flight conditions near Low Street. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Low Street and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Low Street, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Low Street, 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 Low Street includes coordinates 51.473103, 0.39978, 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 Low Street is available on the Low Street 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.