Merstone, Isle of Wight Weather
About Merstone, Isle of Wight
Merstone holds a quiet gravity in the heart of the Isle of Wight, where the landscape flattens into a patchwork of heavy, fertile soil. It lies 3.1 miles south-south-east of Newport (from Newport: bearing 147°T, OS grid SZ 527 850), and is situated south-west of Arreton village. Low hills frame the horizon, catching the grey, bruised light that frequently rolls in from the English Channel to soften the edges of the hedgerows. The water of the Merstone Stream winds through the nearby meadows, its current sluggish and persistent against the clay banks. Just a short distance to the north-east, the high ridge of Arreton Down SSSI rises sharply, offering a stark contrast to the low-lying fields where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the movement of the day. Merstone preserves a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern coast, lingering instead in the long shadows cast by the afternoon sun. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and coming rain, grounding the senses in the reality of the island’s interior.
Flight conditions near Merstone. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Merstone and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Merstone, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Merstone, 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 Merstone includes coordinates 50.662948, -1.255039, 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 Merstone is available on the Merstone 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.