Gosport, Hampshire Weather
About Gosport, Hampshire
Salt-sprayed winds carry the maritime legacy of Gosport across the harbour’s grey, shifting waters. It lies 1.4 miles west of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 263°T, OS grid SZ 619 997). The peninsula remains defined by its deep naval roots and the enduring presence of the Gosport Lines, where the stone bastions still hold the weight of centuries against the tide. Defence and engineering have long anchored the local economy, shaping a landscape where the iron industry once thrived alongside the quiet, rhythmic bustle of the dockyards. Even now, the horizon catches the low, pale light of the Solent, reflecting the industrious spirit that forged this harbour-side home.
Gosport Museum preserves the echoes of these coastal lives within its quiet walls, standing as a sentinel near the open expanse of Walpole Park. Visitors often wander toward the water’s edge to admire the intricate compass sculpture, a silent guide for those looking out toward the distant, shimmering channel. The town has nurtured notable figures, including the poet and novelist Nicholas Monsarrat, whose prose captured the very essence of the sea that defines this shoreline. On calm afternoons, the surface of the Cockle Pond mirrors the sky, offering a fleeting moment of stillness before the evening tide turns. Here, the character of the place resides in the intersection of salt, steel, and the persistent, bracing breeze of the English coast.
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Live animated radar for Gosport and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gosport, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gosport, 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 Gosport includes coordinates 50.794457, -1.122715, 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 Gosport is available on the Gosport 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.