Shotgate, Essex Weather
About Shotgate, Essex
Shotgate emerges from the flat, industrious expanse of the Essex landscape as a collection of suburban streets that catch the low, pale light of the Thames Estuary. It lies 1.2 miles east-south-east of Wickford (from Wickford: bearing 124°T, OS grid TQ 762 924), and is situated west-south-west of Rawreth village. The horizon here is dominated by a wide, open sky that diminishes the scale of the houses, lending a quiet, utilitarian dignity to the residential roads. To the south, the verdant, managed meadows of The Wick Country Park offer a brief respite from the pavement, providing a space where the wind carries the damp scent of tall grass. A short distance away, the waters of Chichester Hall Brook trace a slow, unassuming path through the low-lying terrain, marking the boundary between the built environment and the fields beyond. The architecture of Shotgate reflects the mid-twentieth-century push for expansion, prioritising functional brickwork over grand design. In the early morning, the quietude of the streets suggests an existence defined by the steady transit of commuters heading toward the nearby rail lines. Shotgate maintains a reserved character, grounded in its proximity to the rural periphery rather than the bustle of the larger district centres.
Flight conditions near Shotgate. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shotgate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shotgate, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shotgate, 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 Shotgate includes coordinates 51.603516, 0.544327, 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 Shotgate is available on the Shotgate 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.