Houghton, Hampshire Weather
About Houghton, Hampshire
Houghton breathes with the slow, persistent pulse of the River Test, which carves a path of silver through the verdant floor of the valley. It lies 6.8 miles north of Romsey (from Romsey: bearing 355°T, OS grid SU 341 321), and is situated west-north-west of King's Somborne village. Limestone walls and flint cottages absorb the pale morning light, reflecting the quiet industry of a landscape defined by water and chalk. To the northeast, the Marshcourt River feeds the damp, fertile meadows that have sustained local life for generations. Residents and visitors alike often trace the ancient boundary of the John of Gaunt's Deer Park Pale, where the earth holds the ghost of medieval forests in its slight, uneven ridges. Nearby, the gardens of Houghton Lodge display a rare, Regency-era geometry that contrasts sharply with the untamed reeds of the surrounding water meadows. Houghton retains a stillness that feels intentional, as if the land itself prefers to keep its own secrets beneath the shifting shadow of the clouds.
Flight conditions near Houghton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Houghton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Houghton, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houghton, 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 Houghton includes coordinates 51.087229, -1.513126, 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 Houghton is available on the Houghton 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.