Buckskin defines the western fringe of Basingstoke, where suburban streets meet the quiet, rolling topography of the Hampshire landscape. It lies 1.9 miles west-south-west of Basingstoke (from Basingstoke: bearing 249°T, OS grid SU 608 513), and is situated south-east of Wootton St Lawrence village. The residential character of Buckskin unfolds across land that was once part of the expansive Stratton Park, where the horizon now catches the soft, fleeting amber of the setting sun. To the west, the gentle rise of Kite Hill breaks the monotony of the skyline, offering a vantage point that keeps watch over the quiet rhythm of local life. The earth here retains a subtle, ancient weight, evidenced by the nearby Round Barrow Cemetery that anchors the land to a long-forgotten past. Broad, leafy avenues provide a sense of order, allowing residents to walk through a landscape that feels both comfortably modern and deeply rooted in its pastoral surroundings. Buckskin maintains this balance, where the hum of the nearby town fades into the rustle of trees and the expanse of open, cooling air.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckskin, Hampshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Buckskin includes coordinates 51.258029, -1.129343, in the county of Hampshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Buckskin is available on the Buckskin map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hampshire 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.