Southsea, Hampshire Weather
About Southsea, Hampshire
Southsea stretches along the Solent’s edge, a collection of Victorian terraces and salt-bleached brickwork that catches the low, pale light of the English Channel. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 147°T, OS grid SZ 648 990). The vast, open expanse of Southsea Common serves as the lungs of the district, where the wind carries a constant, sharp tang of brine across the grass. Here, the landscape flattens into a horizon defined by the shifting grey of the sea and the distant, rhythmic pulses of passing ships. Residents often walk toward the tranquil waters of Canoe Lake, where the ornamental swans navigate the shallows amidst the muted sounds of the coast. The architecture of Southsea reflects a mid-nineteenth-century ambition, with grand, stuccoed facades that have weathered the salt-heavy air for generations. Arthur Conan Doyle once practised medicine in these streets, finding inspiration in the local atmosphere while he refined the character of Sherlock Holmes. Today, the salt air continues to erode the edges of the promenade, grounding the identity of Southsea in the persistent, unchanging presence of the tide.
Flight conditions near Southsea. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Southsea and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Southsea, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southsea, 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 Southsea includes coordinates 50.787403, -1.081366, 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 Southsea is available on the Southsea 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.