Blackwater, Isle of Wight Weather
About Blackwater, Isle of Wight
Blackwater emerges from the verdant heart of the Isle of Wight as a quiet intersection of transit and rural life. It lies 1.8 miles south of Newport (from Newport: bearing 169°T, OS grid SZ 505 864), and is situated north of Rookley village. Hungry Hill rises to the west, casting a long, steady shadow that defines the western horizon as the sun begins its slow descent. Nearby, the Merstone Stream winds through the low-lying meadows, its water catching the pale, splintered light of late afternoon with a silver clarity. Blackwater retains the character of a place where the pulse of the island’s interior is felt in the steady passage of vehicles and the rustle of hedgerows. The air here holds a distinct coolness, drawn from the moisture of the nearby stream and the heavy, fertile earth of the surrounding fields. Residents often look toward the heights of the nearby hills, which frame the sky and impose a sense of scale upon the modest rooftops below. This geography ensures that Blackwater remains a functional bridge between the northern urban bustle and the deeper, greener reaches of the southern landscape.
Flight conditions near Blackwater. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Blackwater and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Blackwater, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackwater, Isle of Wight, 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 Blackwater includes coordinates 50.675345, -1.285964, in the county of Isle of Wight, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Blackwater is available on the Blackwater map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Isle of Wight 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.