Upper Shirley, Hampshire Weather
About Upper Shirley, Hampshire
Upper Shirley occupies a quiet, elevated ridge that catches the soft, pale light filtering across the Hampshire basin. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-west of Southampton (from Southampton: bearing 341°T, OS grid SU 409 148), and is situated south-south-west of Chilworth village. The residential streets of Upper Shirley descend gradually toward the verdant expanse of the Southampton Common Sssi, where the dense canopy of ninety hectares of woodland offers a cool, shadowed respite from the suburban bustle. Residents often stroll past the whimsical bronze form of Mr. Nosey, a public artwork that provides a curious, singular punctuation mark to the local topography. Beyond the houses, the terrain holds a lingering sense of stillness, particularly near the water’s edge of The Lake, where the surface reflects the changing colours of the sky with a mirror-like precision. The architecture here favours the solid, brick-built character of late Victorian expansion, lending the thoroughfares a composed and deliberate atmosphere. As the evening sun wanes, the air in Upper Shirley takes on a crisp quality, carrying the faint, earthy scent of the nearby common across the gardens and slate roofs. This geography creates a distinct transition between the urban gravity of the south and the more open, rolling terrain that eventually rises toward the countryside.
Flight conditions near Upper Shirley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Upper Shirley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Upper Shirley, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Shirley, 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 Shirley includes coordinates 50.931682, -1.419026, 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 Shirley is available on the Upper Shirley 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.