St Osyth Heath, Essex Weather
About St Osyth Heath, Essex
St Osyth Heath reveals itself as a quiet assembly of dwellings scattered across the low, flat expanse of the Tendring landscape. It lies 3.2 miles north-west of Clacton-on-Sea (from Clacton-on-Sea: bearing 317°T, OS grid TM 138 184), and is situated south-south-west of Weeley Heath village. The light here possesses a pale, saline quality, as if the nearby North Sea perpetually scrubs the horizon clean of heavy shadows. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain shifts into the dense, ancient silence of Riddles Wood Sssi, where the oak canopy creates a cool refuge from the open fields. St Osyth Heath maintains a modest, unassuming character, defined more by the passage of seasonal winds than by the clamour of modern industry. A short distance to the south-west, the geological importance of the St Osyth Pit Sssi serves as a stark reminder of the deep, subterranean layers that underpin this singular corner of Essex. The earth here seems to hold its breath, waiting for the evening mist to rise from the damp furrows of the surrounding farmland. In the transition between the managed plots of the hamlet and the wilder fringes of the countryside, there is a profound sense of isolation that feels both fragile and enduring.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This St Osyth Heath, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St Osyth Heath, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for St Osyth Heath includes coordinates 51.824036, 1.101573, 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 St Osyth Heath is available on the St Osyth Heath 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.