Whale Island, Hampshire Weather
About Whale Island, Hampshire
Whale Island rises from the salt-washed flats of the Hampshire coast as a singular, disciplined expanse of reclaimed earth. It lies 1.5 miles north of Portsmouth (from Portsmouth: bearing 350°T, OS grid SU 636 023). The land holds the quiet gravity of the sea, falling entirely within the protected reach of the Portsmouth Harbour SSSI where the tides dictate the rhythm of the day. Upon these low, flat reaches, the light turns a sharp, silvery grey that catches the metal of the nearby Portsmouth International Port, reflecting the constant, mechanical pulse of the channel. Whale Island serves as a bastion of maritime order, its geography shaped not by pastoral drift but by the steady, unyielding requirements of the Royal Navy. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the mudflats of Tipner Point stretch toward the horizon, providing a sanctuary for wading birds that ignore the industrious hum of the docks. The air here tastes of brine and cold iron, a sharp reminder of the centuries spent guarding the gateway to the Solent. This landscape remains a austere, functional silhouette against the wide, maritime sky of the South East.
Flight conditions near Whale Island. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Whale Island and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Whale Island, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whale Island, 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 Whale Island includes coordinates 50.817508, -1.097214, 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 Whale Island is available on the Whale Island 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.