Maldon, Essex Weather
About Maldon, Essex
Salt-crusted winds carry the echoes of ancient maritime trade across the low, tidal reaches of Maldon. It lies 5.0 miles south-south-east of Witham (from Witham: bearing 161°T, OS grid TL 850 070), and is situated west of Heybridge Basin village. The Blackwater estuary dictates the rhythm of the local economy, where the historic salt-making industry and the famous Maldon sea salt continue to define the landscape. Beneath the shadow of the brick-built Moot Hall, the memory of the tenth-century battle lingers in the mudflats that swallow the retreating tide each evening.
Thomas Plume’s Library stands as a quiet sentinel of intellect, housing rare volumes that have watched the centuries drift by like silt in the estuary. The light here has a peculiar, pearlescent quality, reflecting off the water to sharpen the silhouette of the old timber-framed buildings. Residents often walk near Ware Pond, where the still water offers a brief, glass-like contrast to the restless movement of the nearby river. The legacy of local figures like the author Margery Allingham remains embedded in the atmosphere, lending a literary sharpness to the salt-heavy air.
Flight conditions near Maldon. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Maldon and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Maldon, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maldon, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Maldon includes coordinates 51.731449, 0.678452, 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 Maldon is available on the Maldon 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.