Moreton, Essex Weather
About Moreton, Essex
Moreton captures the enduring character of the Essex countryside through its quiet lanes and wide, open horizons. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-west of Chipping Ongar (from Chipping Ongar: bearing 337°T, OS grid TL 533 069), and is situated west of Clatterford End village. The landscape surrounding Moreton unfolds in broad, agricultural sweeps where the light catches the dew upon the heavy clay soil with a silver, morning brilliance. A visitor might pause at the Moreton Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that anchors the spirit of the place with a stoic, iron grace. Beyond these boundaries, the earth preserves older memories, such as the moated site known as Tanner’s Cottage, where the water still holds a mirror to the ancient, silent trees. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of a rural life that remains largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the encroaching world. To the south-east, the expansive grounds of Blake Hall stretch out, offering a glimpse into the grander estates that have long defined the social architecture of this region. Every path through Moreton suggests a long, slow conversation between the inhabitants and the stubborn, fertile ground they cultivate.
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Live animated radar for Moreton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Moreton, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moreton, 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 Moreton includes coordinates 51.740644, 0.220178, 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 Moreton is available on the Moreton 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.