Totton, Hampshire Weather
About Totton, Hampshire
Rivers carve the low, marshy edges of the landscape where Totton meets the tidal pull of the Test estuary. It lies 3.8 miles west-north-west of Southampton (from Southampton: bearing 285°T, OS grid SU 360 133), and is situated east-north-west of Ashurst Bridge village. Once a crossing point of medieval importance, the place maintains a quiet industrial backbone that feeds the wider regional economy. The light here catches the reeds of the Lower Test Valley SSSI, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver at dusk. Trade and transit remain the lifeblood of the geography, linking the ancient forest fringe to the modern docks.
Eling Tide Mill stands as a sentinel of human ingenuity, its heavy wooden gears turning with the rhythmic pulse of the salt water. This historic landmark draws visitors to the water’s edge, where the Eling Great Marsh offers a sanctuary for wading birds beneath an expansive, shifting sky. Totton has seen the likes of the musician Howard Jones walk its streets, a testament to the quiet creativity that flourishes away from the city’s immediate roar. Local life finds its focus in the rhythm of the tides and the shared history of the riverbanks, where the boundary between land and sea remains perpetually blurred. The endurance of the old mill provides a steady, rhythmic anchor to the daily passage of time.
Flight conditions near Totton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Totton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Totton, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Totton, 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 Totton includes coordinates 50.918879, -1.488794, 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 Totton is available on the Totton 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.