The Butts commands a dignified presence, defined by a spacious, triangular green that serves as the quiet heart of this Hampshire locality. It lies 0.5 miles south-west of Alton (from Alton: bearing 216°T, OS grid SU 712 386). Architectural remnants of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries line the perimeter, their red-brick facades catching the low, pale light of the afternoon as if holding onto the day’s fading warmth. Residents of The Butts enjoy the privilege of dwelling within the South Downs National Park, where the rolling chalk landscape dictates the pace of the seasons. A short walk toward the town centre leads to the verdant expanse of Alton Flood Meadow, a place where the water-meadows soften the transition between the built environment and the open fields. History feels tangible here, underscored by the proximity to the literary legacy of Jane Austen’s House Museum, which rests a brief distance down the road. The Butts retains a sense of seclusion despite its closeness to the bustle of the neighbouring market streets. Shadows lengthen across the grass in the evenings, tracing patterns that have remained largely unchanged for generations.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Butts, 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 The Butts includes coordinates 51.142469, -0.983107, 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 The Butts is available on the The Butts 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.