Malting Green, Essex Weather
About Malting Green, Essex
Malting Green reveals itself through the low, heavy light of the Essex sky, where the horizon seems to press against the tops of the hedgerows. It lies 3.4 miles south-south-west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 204°T, OS grid TL 975 200), and is situated south-east of Layer-de-la-Haye village. The land here holds the quiet patience of an old agricultural map, marked by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the open fields. To the south, the vast expanse of the Abberton Reservoir SSSI draws the eye, its waters acting as a silver mirror for the migrating birds that pass over the district. Nearby, the ancient earthworks of Kidman’s Dyke in Walk Wood remain as a silent, moss-covered ridge, grounding Malting Green in a history that long predates the modern road. The soil carries a distinct, clay-heavy scent after the rain, a reminder of the stubborn, fertile earth that has sustained this landscape for centuries. Even the local air feels stilled, caught between the industrial hum of the distance and the enduring silence of the surrounding woods. Malting Green persists as a place of subtle shifts, where the texture of the landscape changes with every subtle movement of the clouds.
Flight conditions near Malting Green. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Malting Green and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Malting Green, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Malting Green, 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 Malting Green includes coordinates 51.844364, 0.866302, 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 Malting Green is available on the Malting Green 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.