Rockford, Hampshire Weather
About Rockford, Hampshire
Rockford emerges from the damp, low-lying pastures of Hampshire as a quiet gathering of dwellings that seem to hold their breath against the encroaching woodland. It lies 2.2 miles north-north-east of Ringwood (from Ringwood: bearing 24°T, OS grid SU 162 083), and is situated south of Mockbeggar village. The geography here is defined by a slow, deliberate transition where the manicured edges of private gardens bleed into the wilder, scrub-brushed expanse of New Forest National Park. To the south-west, the still, dark surface of Rockford Lake acts as a mirror for the shifting clouds, catching the pale, thin light that characterizes this corner of the county. A short distance to the north-east, the ancient earthworks of Bowl Barrow 360M North-East Of Moyles Court School press against the horizon, a silent reminder of those who measured this ground long before the modern enclosures. The air carries a sharp, metallic tang of shifting weather, often funnelled through the corridors of trees that define the local topography. Rockford maintains a modest, unassuming character, preferring the company of the wind and the long, slanted shadows of late afternoon to the clamour of busier districts. Here, the boundary between the cultivated and the untamed remains porous, allowing the spirit of the forest to seep into the very doorsteps of the houses.
Flight conditions near Rockford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Rockford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Rockford, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rockford, 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 Rockford includes coordinates 50.874468, -1.770659, 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 Rockford is available on the Rockford 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.