Drayton, Hampshire Weather
About Drayton, Hampshire
Drayton rises along the lower slopes of the chalk ridge that separates the harbour plains from the rolling expanse of the Hampshire countryside. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Havant (from Havant: bearing 254°T, OS grid SU 674 056). High above the domestic chimneys, the chalky ramparts of Portsdown Hill offer a vast, open gallery where the light catches the Solent in shimmering, metallic blues. Drayton maintains a quiet suburban character, defined by its steady ascent from the coastal lowlands toward the historic fortifications that crown the heights. To the north-east, the sturdy silhouette of Fort Purbrook remains a sentinel of brick and stone, grounding the horizon in a tangible history of defence. The residential streets follow the natural incline, where gardens are often bright with the sudden, salt-flecked blooms that thrive in this particular maritime air. Below the ridge, the land levels out towards the southern marshes, creating a subtle tension between the sheltered suburban quiet and the wide, windswept sky overhead. It is a place where the modern pulse of the city is softened by the persistent, chalky geology that dictates every turn of the road.
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Live animated radar for Drayton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Drayton, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Drayton, 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 Drayton includes coordinates 50.846455, -1.044, 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 Drayton is available on the Drayton 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.