Rookley Green, Isle of Wight Weather
About Rookley Green, Isle of Wight
Rookley Green emerges from the verdant heart of the Isle of Wight as a quiet point of transition between the rolling chalk downs and the sheltered lowlands. It lies 3.6 miles south of Newport (from Newport: bearing 171°T, OS grid SZ 508 835), and is situated south-south-east of Rookley village. The horizon here is defined by the modest elevations of Lode Hill and Elliot’s Hill, which rise to catch the pale, shifting light of the English Channel. These slopes offer a vantage point over a landscape that, while unassuming, possesses a persistent, deep-rooted vitality. To the south-west, the damp, sequestered expanse of The Wilderness Sssi preserves a fragile ecology that has remained largely undisturbed by the passage of modern transit. The character of Rookley Green is defined by this proximity to protected nature, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and bracken. Travelers passing through the lanes often note how the sudden openness of the countryside contrasts with the tighter, more intricate woodland fringes nearby. Such geography ensures that Rookley Green remains a place where the pace of life is dictated more by the turning of the seasons than by the encroaching demands of the busier northern ports.
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About This Rookley Green, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rookley 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 Rookley Green includes coordinates 50.649058, -1.28144, 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 Rookley Green is available on the Rookley 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.