Start Hill, Essex Weather
About Start Hill, Essex
Start Hill emerges from the quiet Essex landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings, shaped by the steady, unassuming pace of the countryside. It lies 1.8 miles east of Bishop's Stortford (from Bishop's Stortford: bearing 89°T, OS grid TL 518 214), and is situated north-north-west of Bedlar's Green village. The namesake rise of Start Hill stands just a short distance to the east-south-east, offering a slight elevation where the air feels sharper and the horizon expands toward the distant horizon. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the terrain dips and rises with an ancient, subtle grace that suggests the slow work of water and wind over many centuries. A short journey to the south-east leads into the dense, verdant canopy of Hatfield Forest, where the trees hold a stillness that seems to absorb the modern hum of nearby transit. This proximity to such sprawling, untamed woodland provides a sharp contrast to the domestic order of the lanes, allowing the seasons to paint the perimeter of Start Hill in vivid, shifting hues of russet and emerald. The light here has a peculiar, pale clarity in the late afternoon, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that seem to reach for the very foundations of the buildings. Such quietude persists despite the closeness of major transport links, preserving a sense of isolation that keeps the spirit of the land remarkably intact.
Flight conditions near Start Hill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Start Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Start Hill, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Start Hill, 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 Start Hill includes coordinates 51.871145, 0.203881, 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 Start Hill is available on the Start Hill 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.