Live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, Met Office severe weather warnings, radar and satellite imagery for 1,009 cities and towns in Hampshire, England — including Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke.
Chalky ridges of the South Downs carve a spine through the county, offering a stark, bleached contrast to the verdant water-meadows of the River Test. These limestone undulations roll towards the Solent, where the coastline fragments into the salt-marsh havens of Keyhaven and the shifting mudflats of Chichester Harbour. Ancient woodlands of the New Forest endure as a primeval remnant, where ponies wander beneath the low-slung, ancient canopies of oak and beech. Rivers like the Itchen carve clear, trout-filled arteries through the landscape, feeding a countryside that balances wild, gorse-clad heath against manicured, agrarian order. Hampshire remains a terrain of subtle shifts, where the sea’s grey influence perpetually tempers the inland warmth of the hills.
Vikings once raided these shores, yet the Roman foundations at Portchester and the ancient capital of Winchester tell a deeper story of imperial ambition and ecclesiastical weight. Alfred the Great established his seat here, transforming the city into a bastion of learning and governance that would dictate the course of the English tongue. Centuries later, the departure of the Mayflower from Southampton docks marked a pivotal pivot point for the expansion of the British spirit across the Atlantic. Maritime dominance became the county’s defining shadow, with the dockyards of Portsmouth evolving into the steel-ribbed heart of the Royal Navy. History here is not merely a record of the past, but a tangible presence etched into the flint walls of cathedrals and the rusted hulks of decommissioned frigates.
Agriculture continues to command the rolling acres, though modern commerce has long since diversified into the high-tech corridors of the M3 and the aerospace engineering hubs of Farnborough. Enterprises rooted in maritime logistics and global shipping sustain the bustling ports, creating a complex web of trade that feeds the national appetite. Small-scale viticulture now flourishes upon the sun-drenched southern slopes, challenging the dominance of traditional arable farming and dairy production. Manufacturing prowess remains tethered to the defence sector, where precision instruments and marine technology drive a quiet, pragmatic prosperity. This economic tapestry weaves together the pastoral legacy of the past with the cold, efficient demands of the contemporary global market.
Jane Austen captured the quiet, observant rhythms of the Hampshire gentry, immortalising a social landscape defined by restraint, wit, and the subtle friction of class. People here possess a measured temperament, mirroring the steady, tidal influence of the coast and the hushed gravity of the cathedral close. Traditions persist in the form of village fetes and the preservation of the New Forest’s commoners’ rights, which bind the local populace to the land’s ancient legalities. Artists and writers have long sought refuge within the county’s temperate folds, drawn by the interplay of light on the Solent and the intellectual heritage of its scholarly institutions. Life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, honouring the continuity of community while quietly adapting to the encroaching pressures of a changing world.
This page lists weather forecast pages for 1,009 cities, towns and villages across Hampshire, England, including Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke. Each locality page provides live current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, a 7-day outlook, an extended forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF from the nearest reporting airfield, with a modelled estimate where no station is in range), animated precipitation radar, satellite imagery and astronomy data. Coastal localities add tide gauge readings, wave and sea surface temperature data and a solunar fishing forecast; agricultural areas add soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration; and localities near a monitored watercourse add live Environment Agency river levels.
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. River and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, radar from RainViewer and satellite imagery from EUMETSAT. All pages update automatically with live data on every visit.
Page generated September 2026