Shirley, Hampshire Weather
About Shirley, Hampshire
Shirley extends its reach across the gentle, suburban topography of Hampshire with a quiet, persistent utility. It lies 1.7 miles north-west of Southampton (from Southampton: bearing 324°T, OS grid SU 404 140). The light here often catches the brickwork of Victorian terraces, casting long, disciplined shadows that stretch toward the commercial bustle of the high street. To the east, the sprawling ninety hectares of the Southampton Common SSSI act as a green lung, where the ancient, tangled woodland offers a sharp contrast to the precise geometry of the surrounding roads. Residents often find solace in the quieter corners of Shirley Pond Park, where the water’s surface holds the grey, shifting clouds of the English sky in a steady, unblinking gaze. The Maskers theatre company maintains a creative pulse nearby, drawing local voices into the intimate, shared dark of the auditorium. Shirley serves as a practical intersection of history and modern life, where the weight of the city’s maritime proximity is felt in the steady hum of traffic and the brisk, salt-tinged air. Even in the height of summer, the suburban lanes retain a cool, reserved character that defines the daily rhythm of life for those who call Shirley home.
Flight conditions near Shirley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shirley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shirley, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shirley, 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 Shirley includes coordinates 50.924344, -1.426374, 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 Shirley is available on the Shirley 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.