Shirrell Heath, Hampshire Weather
About Shirrell Heath, Hampshire
Shirrell Heath emerges from the Hampshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the high, sandy ground that gives the terrain its distinct, elevated character. It lies 1.5 miles north of Wickham (from Wickham: bearing 355°T, OS grid SU 570 139), and is situated north-east of Shedfield village. To the north-west, the damp, sequestered expanse of Waltham Chase Meadows SSSI sustains a rare, fragile biodiversity that contrasts with the drier, heath-like soils of the surrounding ridges. Sunlight often catches the pine needles and gorse here, casting long, sharp shadows across the lanes that lead toward the nearby heights of Gravel Hill. This landscape once supported the fringes of the Forest of Bere, and remnants of that ancient woodland influence still cling to the periphery of the gardens and verges. Shirrell Heath maintains a modest, unassuming presence where the air feels thinner and clearer than in the lower, more sheltered valleys of the Meon. Throughout the seasons, the local atmosphere retains a stillness that suggests a long, slow alignment with the patterns of the natural environment. Residents benefit from this proximity to open, uncultivated pockets of earth that have resisted the reach of modern expansion.
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About This Shirrell Heath, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shirrell Heath, 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 Shirrell Heath includes coordinates 50.921966, -1.190289, 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 Shirrell Heath is available on the Shirrell Heath 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.