South Down, Hampshire Weather
About South Down, Hampshire
South Down emerges as a quiet threshold between the chalky ridges of Hampshire and the deeper, verdant folds of the valley. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-west of Winchester (from Winchester: bearing 201°T, OS grid SU 465 244), and is situated south-south-west of Compton village. Pale morning light frequently clings to the open slopes of Shawford Down, where the grasses hold the silver chill of the dew long after the sun has climbed. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular grace, grounding South Down against the prevailing winds that sweep across the Hampshire landscape. To the east, the hidden, rhythmic pulse of the Mill Stream provides a constant, cool undercurrent to the quietude of the surrounding fields. History lingers in the soil, marked by the proximity of ancient earthworks that suggest a long, unbroken human presence upon this rolling ground. South Down retains a singular, austere composure, defined by the way the shadow of the clouds moves across the flint-flecked earth. Every lane and boundary hedge acts as a silent witness to a landscape that remains stubbornly, beautifully itself.
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Live animated radar for South Down and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This South Down, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Down, 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 South Down includes coordinates 51.017494, -1.337535, 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 South Down is available on the South Down 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.