Nounsley emerges from the Essex landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, expansive horizon of the Braintree district. It lies 2.9 miles south-south-west of Witham (from Witham: bearing 209°T, OS grid TL 800 103), and is situated south-east of Hatfield Peverel village. The River Ter snakes through the nearby fields just a short distance to the west-south-west, its sluggish waters reflecting the pale, shifting light that graces the open pastures. To the north-north-west, the historic grounds of Hatfield Priory span eighteen hectares, where ancient trees hold a stillness that seems to temper the wind. Nounsley maintains a modest character, favouring the slow passage of clouds over the clamour of modern development. Residents often walk toward the nearby green, a patch of land that serves as a quiet lung for the surroundings. Here, the soil holds the dampness of the season, grounding the houses in a landscape that feels both enduring and unpretentious. The light in these parts possesses a silvery quality, catching the edges of the hedgerows and lending a soft luminosity to the turning seasons.
Flight conditions near Nounsley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Nounsley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nounsley, 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 Nounsley includes coordinates 51.763235, 0.607113, 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 Nounsley is available on the Nounsley 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.