Chalk ridges and deep, verdant folds of earth define the character of Burghclere. It lies 3.7 miles south of Newbury (from Newbury: bearing 183°T, OS grid SU 469 610), and is situated south-south-west of Burghclere Common village. The Church of the Ascension stands as a quiet sentinel over the landscape, its architecture offering a sharp, pale geometry against the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain rises toward the rugged elevation of Tent Hill, where the wind carries the scent of dry grasses and distant rain. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often illuminating the horizon with a silver intensity that highlights the subtle contours of the surrounding fields. Residents walk paths that lead toward the ancient, quiet expanses of Highclere Park Sssi, where the trees hold a stillness that seems undisturbed by the passage of centuries. Burghclere retains a sense of seclusion, defined less by its modest boundaries than by the expansive, open sky that presses down upon the rolling Hampshire topography.
Flight conditions near Burghclere. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Burghclere and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burghclere, 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 Burghclere includes coordinates 51.34677, -1.327244, 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 Burghclere is available on the Burghclere 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.