Martin, Hampshire Weather
About Martin, Hampshire
Martin remains a quiet collection of flint and brick houses, anchored to the chalky plateau of the Hampshire landscape. It lies 6.3 miles north-west of Fordingbridge (from Fordingbridge: bearing 304°T, OS grid SU 065 199), and is situated east-north-east of Pentridge village. The light here has a peculiar, thin clarity, often catching the pale contours of the Martin Down National Nature Reserve that stretches out to meet the horizon. Ancient earthworks ripple across the neighbouring slopes, where the Long Barrow 700m west of Bride’s Farm stands as a silent, grass-grown sentinel against the sky. Martin draws its vitality from these expansive, wind-swept chalk grasslands, which support a rare and fragile biodiversity of orchids and butterflies. Fields roll away from the main track in muted shades of ochre and grey, revealing a terrain that feels less like a managed garden and more like a remnant of a wilder, older England. The air is sharp and carries the scent of crushed thyme and limestone, persisting long after the sun has dipped behind the distant hills. In this high, exposed position, Martin holds a certain austere dignity, indifferent to the encroaching pace of the modern world.
Flight conditions near Martin. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Martin and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Martin, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Martin, 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 Martin includes coordinates 50.978519, -1.908715, 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 Martin is available on the Martin 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.