Ratlake, Hampshire Weather
About Ratlake, Hampshire
Ratlake commands a quiet corner of the Hampshire landscape, where the earth holds the soft, damp memory of ancient watercourses. It lies 3.6 miles north-west of Eastleigh (from Eastleigh: bearing 319°T, OS grid SU 416 234), and is situated north-east of Broadgate village. The light here often gathers in the low-lying hollows, casting long, contemplative shadows that stretch across the fields as the afternoon wanes. To the north, the delicate ecological balance of Ratlake Meadows Sssi preserves a fragile, marshy vibrancy that has persisted long after the surrounding hedgerows were first laid. A short distance away, the historical boundary markers of the Park Pale to the north, west and south west of Hursley Park rise like silent, earthen sentinels from the turf. These forgotten ramparts trace the edges of a once-regal hunting ground, lending the horizon a sense of gravity that contrasts with the unassuming character of the local lanes. Ratlake retains a modesty in its architecture, favouring weathered brick and timber that seem to have grown from the soil itself rather than being imposed upon it. The air carries an earthy scent of damp leaf mould and wild grasses, particularly when the breeze drifts inward from the nearby woodlands. Every movement of the wind across this terrain reveals a geography defined more by its subtle shifts in elevation than by any dramatic reach toward the sky.
Flight conditions near Ratlake. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ratlake and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ratlake, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ratlake, 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 Ratlake includes coordinates 51.008701, -1.408201, 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 Ratlake is available on the Ratlake 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.