Gunville occupies a quiet stretch of land where the suburban sprawl of the Isle of Wight softens into the surrounding countryside. It lies 1.2 miles west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 263°T, OS grid SZ 480 889). The terrain rises gently toward the south, drawing the eye toward the distant, grassy slopes of Middle Down that catch the pale light of late afternoon. Water defines the edges of the landscape, as the Gunville Stream traces a cool, hidden path through the lower ground nearby. Residents often walk the lanes that connect these modern homes to older, earth-bound landmarks, including the remnants of the Carisbrooke Romano-British Villa. History here is not merely a record but a physical presence, felt in the way the wind moves across the fields toward the high, stone silhouette of Carisbrooke Castle. Gunville maintains a rhythm defined by this proximity to both the heritage of the island and the quiet progression of the seasons. Each morning, the light shifts across the rooftops, illuminating a place that balances contemporary life against the enduring weight of the landscape.
Flight conditions near Gunville. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Gunville and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gunville, 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 Gunville includes coordinates 50.697973, -1.320891, 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 Gunville is available on the Gunville 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.