Shortheath, Hampshire Weather
About Shortheath, Hampshire
Shortheath reveals a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of its sandy heaths and the slow, deliberate movement of water across the Hampshire basin. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Bordon (from Bordon: bearing 286°T, OS grid SU 770 362), and is situated north-east of Oakhanger village. The Oakhanger Stream traces a modest path through the low-lying ground nearby, its presence marked by the deepening green of the grasses that cling to its banks. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the expansive Shortheath Common SSSI stretches out as a remnant of an older, wilder terrain where heather and bracken claim the sandy soil. Sunlight here has a way of bleaching the gorse to a pale gold, illuminating the open spaces that have remained largely untended by the encroaching modern world. Further north, the Binswood SSSI adds to the sense of isolation, providing a sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying timber. Shortheath maintains a character that resists the rapid pace of the surrounding districts, favouring instead the stillness of its ancient, uncultivated margins. These reaches of open land provide a stark, honest beauty, grounding Shortheath in the physical realities of the south-eastern countryside.
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Live animated radar for Shortheath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shortheath, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shortheath, 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 Shortheath includes coordinates 51.120395, -0.899834, 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 Shortheath is available on the Shortheath 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.