Old Harlow, Essex Weather
About Old Harlow, Essex
Old Harlow retains a singular character, shaped by the quiet persistence of its historic thoroughfares and the enduring weight of its timber-framed facades. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Sawbridgeworth (from Sawbridgeworth: bearing 202°T, OS grid TL 474 121), and is situated south-south-east of High Wych village. The Stort Valley spreads its low-lying, damp greenery to the north, casting a silver-grey light that clarifies the ancient stone of the Chapel at Harlowbury. This relic, surviving from a long-vanished medieval village, stands as a stark, solitary anchor against the encroachment of modern transit routes. A short distance to the west, the earth holds the buried secrets of the Harlow Roman Temple, where the ghosts of former ritual practices linger beneath the grass. The air in Old Harlow carries a sharper, more defined quality than the surrounding sprawl, particularly when the wind brushes past the historic market inns. Residents walk paths that have solidified over centuries, moving between the remnants of Roman foundations and the functional, steady pace of local commerce. Through the seasons, the light catches the brickwork of Old Harlow with a precision that makes the passing of the day feel tangible and deliberate.
Flight conditions near Old Harlow. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Old Harlow and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Old Harlow, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Harlow, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Old Harlow includes coordinates 51.7885, 0.135917, 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 Old Harlow is available on the Old Harlow 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.