Wakes Colne, Essex Weather
About Wakes Colne, Essex
Wakes Colne emerges from the gentle slopes of the Essex landscape, where the Colne Valley casts long, cooling shadows across the verdant floor. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of Coggeshall (from Coggeshall: bearing 34°T, OS grid TL 888 287), and is situated north-west of Chappel village. The silver thread of the Tyburn Mill Ditch winds westward, a quiet waterway that catches the morning light in fractured glimmers against the reeds. To the east, the monumental brick arches of the Chappel Viaduct dominate the horizon, serving as a stark, industrial sentinel over the rural quietude. Wakes Colne draws a distinct character from this juxtaposition of heavy Victorian masonry and the sprawling, untamed breadth of Chalkney Wood. Ancient timber frames and clay-tiled roofs anchor the residence to the soil, holding fast against the passage of seasons. The air here carries the faint, nostalgic scent of damp earth and iron, a reminder of the railway heritage that once pulsed through these tracks. In the hush of the afternoon, the landscape feels deliberate and heavy with the weight of its own enduring peace.
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About This Wakes Colne, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wakes Colne, 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 Wakes Colne includes coordinates 51.924867, 0.745172, 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 Wakes Colne is available on the Wakes Colne 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.