Point Clear, Essex Weather
About Point Clear, Essex
Point Clear commands a salt-sprayed peninsula where the land yields reluctantly to the encroaching tides of the North Sea. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-east of Brightlingsea (from Brightlingsea: bearing 164°T, OS grid TM 091 150). Low-lying marshes stretch toward the horizon, where the shifting grey light of the Colne Estuary dictates the moods of the shoreline. The silhouette of the Martello Tower A, a stoic sentinel of brick, anchors the northern edge of the headland against the persistent scouring of the wind. Beyond the sea wall, the tidal mudflats of Sandy Point glisten like hammered pewter under a cooling sun. Point Clear remains defined by this elemental friction between the solid, clay-heavy earth and the restless, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding waters. Small craft bob in the channels, tethered to the history of a coast that has long looked outward to the sea for its purpose and its quiet sustenance.
Flight conditions near Point Clear. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Point Clear and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Point Clear, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Point Clear, 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 Point Clear includes coordinates 51.795273, 1.03199, 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 Point Clear is available on the Point Clear 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.