Overton, Hampshire Weather
About Overton, Hampshire
Overton draws its breath from the chalk-filtered waters of the River Test that pulse through the valley floor. It lies 3.4 miles east-north-east of Whitchurch (from Whitchurch: bearing 73°T, OS grid SU 515 496), and is situated east-north-east of Laverstoke village. The light here catches the high, pale ridges of the landscape, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the earth. To the north-west, the Glebe Cat stands as a solitary, metallic guardian, watching over the quiet transition between the rows of brick houses and the open fields. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the surface of Quidhampton Pond mirrors the shifting moods of the sky, holding a stillness that contrasts with the constant, clear rush of the nearby stream. The history of Overton remains etched into its industrial legacy of banknote paper production, a craft that demands precision and purity of water. Every lane carries a faint memory of the labourers who once walked toward the mill, their boots striking the flinty ground with a rhythmic, steady beat. Today, the horizon remains defined by the elevated slopes of the countryside, where the air tastes of wild garlic and damp limestone.
Flight conditions near Overton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Overton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Overton, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Overton, 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 Overton includes coordinates 51.244002, -1.2631, 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 Overton is available on the Overton 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.