Roud emerges from the rolling chalk spine of the Isle of Wight as a quiet cluster of dwellings shaped by the island’s ancient, ridged topography. It lies 3.4 miles west-north-west of Ventnor (from Ventnor: bearing 301°T, OS grid SZ 515 802), and is situated south-west of Godshill village. Sunlight catches the flint-strewn walls of Roud, where the architecture remains tethered to the agricultural earth of the surrounding fields. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Leechmore Pond mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a cool stillness to the landscape. To the south-east, the medieval settlement remains at Stenbury Manor anchor the horizon with the heavy, silent weight of centuries-old stone. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and clover, unburdened by the clamour of busier coastal roads. Roud holds itself with a modest grace, defined by the narrow lanes that wind like ribbons through the verdant, undulating countryside. This small, unpretentious place exists in a pocket of time where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day.
Flight conditions near Roud. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Roud and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Roud, 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 Roud includes coordinates 50.620092, -1.27282, 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 Roud is available on the Roud 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.