Sway, Hampshire Weather
About Sway, Hampshire
Sway commands a quiet presence where the southern edge of the Hampshire landscape yields to the deep, ancient hum of the woods. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of New Milton (from New Milton: bearing 43°T, OS grid SZ 277 984), and is situated east-north-east of Tiptoe village. Sway falls entirely within the protected embrace of New Forest National Park, where the horizon is often defined by the persistent, sturdy silhouettes of ponies grazing against the sky. To the north-west, the dense canopy of Set Thorns Inclosure offers a sanctuary of shadowed glades and timbered stillness that feels removed from the modern world. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the damp earth of the nearby Sway Lakes and reflecting the pale, shifting clouds of the English coast. Ancient earthworks, such as the Bowl Barrow 800M West Of Marlpit Oak, rise from the ground like low, slumbering giants of a forgotten age. Sway remains defined by this intersection of human habitation and the wild, untamed expanse of the heathland. Those who walk the paths find the air carries a crisp, lingering scent of pine and salt, a subtle reminder of the proximity to the sea.
Flight conditions near Sway. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Sway and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sway, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sway, 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 Sway includes coordinates 50.785019, -1.608333, 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 Sway is available on the Sway 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.