Old Portsmouth, Hampshire Weather
About Old Portsmouth, Hampshire
Old Portsmouth holds the sharp, salt-crusted memory of a maritime gateway at the edge of the Solent. It lies 0.7 miles south-west of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 226°T, OS grid SZ 633 992). The sunlight here catches the flint and red brick of historic fortifications, reflecting off the water with a cold, metallic intensity. A quiet sense of permanence anchors the neighbourhood, where the Square Tower stands as a rugged sentinel over the harbour mouth, its stone walls weathered by centuries of Atlantic gales. Residents often walk through the open expanse of Governor's Green, where the grass grows thick and resilient against the coastal winds. Nearby, the ruined shell of the Portsmouth Garrison Church offers a stark, roofless silhouette against the sky, a haunting reminder of the fire that once gutted its Victorian interior. Old Portsmouth retains a distinct, narrow-street character that feels untethered from the sprawling modern pace of the mainland. Each evening, the tide pulls back from the harbour, leaving behind the scent of brine and the rhythmic clatter of halyards striking metal masts in the harbour breeze.
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Live animated radar for Old Portsmouth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Old Portsmouth, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Portsmouth, 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 Old Portsmouth includes coordinates 50.789791, -1.102869, 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 Old Portsmouth is available on the Old Portsmouth 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.