Cocksford Down, Hampshire Weather
About Cocksford Down, Hampshire
Cocksford Down rises as a quiet protrusion of chalk and loam within the Hampshire landscape, defined by its stark exposure to the winds that scour the downs. It lies 5.4 miles east-south-east of Whitchurch (from Whitchurch: bearing 117°T, OS grid SU 539 441), and is situated south-west of North Waltham village. The terrain here feels spare and unadorned, save for the sudden, elevated presence of Popham Beacon, which commands a view over the surrounding fallow fields. A short distance to the south, the dense, sombre canopy of Blackwood Forest offers a deep green contrast to the pale, sun-bleached grasses that define the topography of Cocksford Down. Ancient earthworks ripple across the neighbouring fields, hinting at a long-forgotten human tenure that preceded the modern agricultural patchwork. The light in this part of the county possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the hedgerows and revealing the subtle, flint-strewn textures of the soil. Throughout the day, the silence is broken only by the rhythmic passage of traffic on nearby arterial roads, which serves as a stark, mechanical counterpoint to the stillness of the open slopes. Cocksford Down remains a place of austere solitude, where the horizon feels vast and the sky imposes a heavy, vaulted presence upon the land.
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Live animated radar for Cocksford Down and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cocksford Down, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cocksford Down, 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 Cocksford Down includes coordinates 51.194343, -1.228759, 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 Cocksford Down is available on the Cocksford Down 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.