Hounsdown, Hampshire Weather
About Hounsdown, Hampshire
Hounsdown stretches across the transitional landscape where the dense, ancient character of the New Forest meets the encroaching suburban pulse of Hampshire. It lies 0.9 miles south-south-west of Totton (from Totton: bearing 197°T, OS grid SU 356 120). Beyond the residential roads, the earth dips toward Jacob’s Gutter, where the water catches a pale, metallic light that seems to hold the sky in its slow, deliberate movement. This movement of water serves as a quiet reminder of the proximity to the coast, influencing the humidity that clings to the evening air. To the south-west, the rise of Hunters Inn Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point that catches the salt-heavy breezes rolling in from the Solent. Hounsdown maintains a balance between these natural features and its practical, modern foundations, which support the daily rhythms of those who commute toward the nearby ports and industrial hubs. The local schools and transport links define the functionality of the place, yet the shadows cast by the surrounding woodland provide a necessary, wilder counterpoint to the brickwork. Here, the transition from the structured street to the tangled, unkempt edges of the forest floor occurs with a sudden, almost startling clarity.
Flight conditions near Hounsdown. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hounsdown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hounsdown, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hounsdown, 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 Hounsdown includes coordinates 50.906594, -1.494717, 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 Hounsdown is available on the Hounsdown 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.