Shalford, Essex Weather
About Shalford, Essex
Shalford holds a quiet authority over the flat, arable expanses of the Essex countryside, where the horizon stretches wide beneath an expansive, pale sky. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-west of Braintree (from Braintree: bearing 331°T, OS grid TL 720 294), and is situated north-north-west of Church End village. The local light catches the flint and brick of historic farmsteads, turning the muted colours of the fields into soft, grey-gold hues during the late afternoon. A short walk to the north-north-west brings one to the still waters of Lady's Hole, where the surface tension of the reservoir reflects the flight paths of passing birds. Shalford retains a modest, functional character, rooted in centuries of agricultural labour that shaped the surrounding hedgerows and field boundaries. Further south, the Shalford Village Sign stands as a solitary, crafted sentinel, marking the pride of a place that remains indifferent to the rush of modern transit. The landscape here does not demand attention, but rather unfolds in a series of subtle, rhythmic shifts in elevation and foliage. These quiet acres offer a rare stillness, where the wind carries only the sound of rustling crops and the distant, singular calls of livestock.
Flight conditions near Shalford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shalford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shalford, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shalford, 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 Shalford includes coordinates 51.936756, 0.501136, 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 Shalford is available on the Shalford 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.