Forton, Hampshire Weather
About Forton, Hampshire
Forton holds a singular, salt-etched character where the Hampshire coast meets the steady, industrial pulse of the harbour. It lies 0.9 miles west-north-west of Gosport (from Gosport: bearing 295°T, OS grid SU 606 003). The land here breathes with the tides, as much of Forton falls within the Portsmouth Harbour SSSI, where the mudflats gleam like hammered pewter beneath the gulls. Ancient, heavy earthworks define the borders of the district, remnants of military ambition that have long since surrendered to the encroaching wild grasses. A short walk south leads to the manicured quiet of Leesland Park, providing a verdant counterpoint to the salt-crusted maritime history that clings to the shoreline. The light across these low-lying expanses shifts rapidly, turning from a bruised, metallic grey to a sharp, clear brilliance that exposes every detail of the coastal geography. Forton remains a place where the weight of naval memory lingers in the air, drifting inland from the harbour with the scent of brine and damp stone.
Flight conditions near Forton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Forton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Forton, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forton, 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 Forton includes coordinates 50.799888, -1.140777, 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 Forton is available on the Forton 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.