Witham, Essex Weather
About Witham, Essex
Witham occupies a gentle cradle of Essex clay where the landscape softens into an expanse of fertile, rolling fields. It lies 5.0 miles north-north-west of Maldon (from Maldon: bearing 341°T, OS grid TL 821 145), and is situated south-west of Rivenhall End village. The River Brain meanders through this low-lying basin, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light that defines the Eastern counties. History lingers in the Roman foundations and the subsequent growth of a hub once reliant on the wool trade and later the bustling transit of the Great Eastern Main Line. Today, the economy leans upon its status as a commuter link, yet it retains a quiet industriousness that hums beneath the modern surface of shops and light commerce.
Dorothy L. Sayers, the celebrated novelist, once resided in the vicinity, finding inspiration in the quietude of the Essex landscape. The local sporting life finds its focus at Witham Town Football Club, where the spirit of competition brings a sharp, communal energy to Saturday afternoons. Residents often gather near Witham Town Park, where the trees cast long, cooling shadows across the grass as the day wanes. The architecture reflects a layered past, where the sturdy brickwork of older buildings stands as a silent witness to the changing tides of the centuries. Such spaces offer a momentary stillness, allowing the mind to wander beyond the immediate horizon of the bustling rail connections.
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Live animated radar for Witham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Witham, Essex Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Witham, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Witham includes coordinates 51.79982, 0.640134, 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 Witham is available on the Witham 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.