Pound Green, Isle of Wight Weather
About Pound Green, Isle of Wight
Pound Green catches the low, salt-heavy light of the Solent, where the land softens into the western reach of the Isle of Wight. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of Yarmouth (from Yarmouth: bearing 203°T, OS grid SZ 341 863), and is situated south-east of Freshwater village. The earth here holds the damp memory of the nearby Freshwater Marshes SSSi, a sprawling expanse of reed and silt that dictates the slow, rhythmic pace of the local tide. A short walk toward the coast reveals the vibrant, sculptural presence of the Purple Haze public artwork, which stands as a stark, modern counterpoint to the ancient, rolling chalk of the downs. Pound Green shares this quiet geography with the nearby Dimbola Museum and Galleries, where the Victorian obsession with light and shadow still lingers in the halls. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of crushed grass and sea-spray, grounding the spirit in a landscape that feels both fragile and enduring. Beneath the wide, cloud-swept sky, the terrain retains a distinct, uncrowded solitude that defines the character of the western Wight. Every path leading away from the houses seems to dissolve into the wilder, wind-bitten edges of the island’s southern cliffs.
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About This Pound Green, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pound Green, 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 Pound Green includes coordinates 50.67595, -1.518, 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 Pound Green is available on the Pound Green 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.