Colwell, Isle of Wight Weather
About Colwell, Isle of Wight
Colwell reveals its character through the shifting, saline light that settles upon the Solent’s western reach. It lies 2.0 miles south-west of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 230°T, OS grid SZ 330 876), and is situated north-west of Freshwater village. The land here slopes with a deliberate grace toward the sea, where the shoreline is formally recognised as part of the Colwell Bay SSSI. Geologically significant strata rise from the cliffs, whispering of epochs long before the human eye sought to measure these tides. To the west, the subtle indentation of Colwell Chine carves a quiet, verdant path through the coastal bluff, guiding rainwater toward the salt-heavy air. Beyond the immediate water’s edge, the nearby expanse of Colwell Common offers a stretch of open ground where the grass thins against the persistent, cooling breath of the English Channel. Colwell remains defined by this tactile proximity to the water, where the horizon feels vast and the horizon-line is forever etched by the passage of distant vessels.
Flight conditions near Colwell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Colwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Colwell, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colwell, 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 Colwell includes coordinates 50.687531, -1.533028, 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 Colwell is available on the Colwell 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.