Rafborough, Hampshire Weather
About Rafborough, Hampshire
Rafborough emerges from the Hampshire landscape as a quiet junction of suburban utility and aeronautical heritage. It lies 0.7 miles west of Farnborough (from Farnborough: bearing 267°T, OS grid SU 857 552). The low, persistent light of the South East catches the slate roofs of Rafborough, mirroring the precise geometry of the nearby aviation sites that have long defined the local horizon. To the south-west, the waters of Iveley Brook slip through the verdant margins of the land, offering a cool, liquid contrast to the rigid, industrial lines of the nearby historic wind tunnels. These monumental structures, once the engines of innovation, cast long, thoughtful shadows across the grass as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Residents walk paths that edge toward the open expanse of Southwood Country Park, where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of a history tethered to the clouds. There is a distinct, rhythmic hum to life here, where modern domesticity sits in plain sight of the very hangars that once sheltered the pioneers of flight. Rafborough remains a place where the forward gaze of science and the steady, unmoving earth find a rare and quiet equilibrium.
Live animated radar for Rafborough and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rafborough, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rafborough, Hampshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, 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 Rafborough includes coordinates 51.289796, -0.771886, 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 Rafborough is available on the Rafborough 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. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.