Upper Farringdon retains the quiet dignity of a place shaped by the persistent, chalky thumbprint of the Hampshire landscape. It lies 2.4 miles south of Alton (from Alton: bearing 186°T, OS grid SU 713 354), and is situated east-north-east of Lower Farringdon village. The land here rises to meet the sky, placing Upper Farringdon firmly within the protected reaches of the South Downs National Park. To the south-east, the slopes of Northfield Hill act as a natural bulwark against the encroaching sprawl of the modern world. Golden light often lingers upon the flint walls of the local architecture, imbuing the stone with a warmth that defies the grey turn of the seasons. Nearby, the presence of Chawton House serves as a reminder of the literary ghosts that haunt these verdant corridors, their ink-stained legacies lingering in the very air. Upper Farringdon breathes in the stillness of the countryside, a composure earned through centuries of agricultural silence and the patient turning of the plough. Here, the horizon remains uncluttered, offering a clear view of the rolling topography that defines this corner of the South East.
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Live animated radar for Upper Farringdon and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Farringdon, 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 Upper Farringdon includes coordinates 51.113612, -0.98194, 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 Upper Farringdon is available on the Upper Farringdon 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.