Hawkley commands a singular prominence upon the high, broken ground of the Hampshire chalk. It lies 3.6 miles north of Petersfield (from Petersfield: bearing 360°T, OS grid SU 745 291), and is situated south-south-west of Empshott village. The terrain here drops away in sudden, dramatic shifts, with Hawkley itself held within the protective embrace of the South Downs National Park. Ancient woodland defines the perimeter, where the dense canopy of Hawkley Hanger clings to the steep scarp slopes like a dark, verdant mantle. Below these heights, the land softens toward the path of the Oakshott Stream, which cuts a quiet, persistent silver thread through the clay. The light in this corner of the county possesses a particular clarity, often catching the flint-work of the local church tower with a sharp, silvery intensity. Residents walk paths that have been worn into the earth by centuries of agricultural labour, linking the open spaces of the Upper Green to the broader, rolling horizon. It is a landscape that demands a measured pace, where the heavy silence of the hangers contrasts against the persistent, low-frequency hum of a working rural life.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawkley, 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 Hawkley includes coordinates 51.056747, -0.93787, 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 Hawkley is available on the Hawkley 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.