Ellingham holds a quiet presence in the New Forest district, where the flat, fertile earth meets the cooling influence of the Avon Valley. It lies 1.9 miles north of Ringwood (from Ringwood: bearing 353°T, OS grid SU 144 082), and is situated south-south-west of Ibsley village. The light here seems to thicken in the late afternoon, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that slope gently toward the water. A short distance away, the still surface of Ellingham Lake mirrors the passing clouds, offering a glassy stillness that defines the local horizon. To the east, the Ibsley Viewpoint provides a vantage point over the gravel pits and wetlands, where the air remains crisp and carries the faint, damp scent of reeds. St Mary and All Saints Church remains the anchor of Ellingham, its ancient stone walls weathering the seasons with a stolid, uncomplaining grace. The surrounding landscape, shaped by centuries of agricultural patience, feels expansive and open to the wide, Hampshire sky. These lanes, bordered by hawthorn and oak, maintain a solitude that has persisted long after the bustle of the nearby airfield faded into history.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellingham, 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 Ellingham includes coordinates 50.873238, -1.796105, 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 Ellingham is available on the Ellingham 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.