Shawford, Hampshire Weather
About Shawford, Hampshire
Shawford commands a tranquil stretch of the Itchen Valley where the chalk streams pulse with a persistent, cold clarity. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-west of Winchester (from Winchester: bearing 196°T, OS grid SU 471 250), and is situated east-north-east of Compton village. The landscape rises into the chalk heights of Shawford Down, a sweeping expanse of grassland that catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon to reveal the subtle contours of ancient, earth-wrought ridges. Below these heights, the Mill Stream slips quietly through the verdant floor, its surface often broken by the rhythmic rise of trout in the amber-tinted water. Residents look out toward the historic remnants of the moated site near Compton House, where the ground holds a heavy, silent memory of medieval occupation. The architecture of Shawford reflects a quiet permanence, with brick and flint structures that seem to absorb the damp, grey hues of the Hampshire sky. Even the modern railway viaduct, which strides across the valley with Victorian industrial gravity, serves only to accentuate the hushed endurance of the surrounding water meadows. This geography defines Shawford as a place where the swift movement of the river perpetually contrasts with the stillness of the high, dry downs.
Flight conditions near Shawford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shawford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shawford, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shawford, 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 Shawford includes coordinates 51.022496, -1.328467, 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 Shawford is available on the Shawford 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.