Marchwood, Hampshire Weather
About Marchwood, Hampshire
Marchwood maintains a quiet, industrial gravity, its character defined by the meeting of reclaimed land and the expansive, grey-blue reach of the Solent. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Southampton (from Southampton: bearing 243°T, OS grid SU 387 102), and is situated north-west of Dibden village. The landscape here is shaped by the tidal pulse of the coast, where the brackish waters of the Cracknore Hard Stream seep through the low-lying terrain to meet the deeper harbour channels. Marchwood carries the heavy, functional weight of its military port, yet this utilitarian presence is softened by the slow, salt-bitten growth of the nearby Eling and Bury Marshes SSSI. These wetlands stretch out in a muted palette of olive and ochre, providing a vast, flickering sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate the shifting coastal light. Beyond the dockside cranes, the ground rises gently toward the modest height of Beacon Hill, offering a vantage point over the interplay of heavy machinery and wild, untamed mudflats. The air in Marchwood often tastes faintly of brine and diesel, a sharp reminder of its role as a gatekeeper between the dense foliage of the New Forest and the busy, churning throat of the shipping lanes. Every evening, the sun catches the metallic geometry of the harbour, casting long, stark shadows that stretch across the water towards the silent, protected expanses of Dibden Bay SSSI.
Flight conditions near Marchwood. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Marchwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Marchwood, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marchwood, 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 Marchwood includes coordinates 50.890315, -1.450392, 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 Marchwood is available on the Marchwood 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.