Upper Wield commands a quiet prominence upon the high, chalky ridges of the Hampshire landscape, where the wind carries a crisp, unsheltered clarity across the open fields. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of New Alresford (from New Alresford: bearing 35°T, OS grid SU 629 387), and is situated south of Bradley village. The earth here is porous and pale, drinking the rain quickly to leave the flinty tracks firm underfoot throughout the changing seasons. Just a short walk to the east, The Green offers a patch of verdant calm that contrasts with the austere, rolling agricultural expanses typical of this elevated terrain. To the north, the slopes of Buds Hill rise to meet the wide, expansive sky, providing a vantage point from which the patchwork of hedgerows and fallow ground appears rendered in muted, earthy tones. Upper Wield maintains a character defined by this exposed altitude, where the architecture of the flint-walled cottages seems to grow directly from the stone-rich soil. The light in this part of the county possesses a particular thinness, catching the sharp edges of the landscape and imbuing the horizon with a stark, luminous depth. Through the long afternoons, the stillness of the surrounding downs settles over the lanes, marking Upper Wield as a place where the rhythm of the weather dictates the pace of the day.
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Live animated radar for Upper Wield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Wield, 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 Wield includes coordinates 51.144653, -1.101585, 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 Wield is available on the Upper Wield 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.