Shide, Isle of Wight Weather
About Shide, Isle of Wight
Shide gathers the cool, damp air of the Medina valley, where the land softens into a low-lying corridor of green. It lies 0.7 miles south-south-east of Newport (from Newport: bearing 164°T, OS grid SZ 502 881). The landscape here holds a quiet geological weight, most notably at the nearby Shide Quarry Sssi, where the exposed chalk faces reflect a pale, ghostly light across the valley floor. To the north, the remnants of the Newport Roman Villa offer a silent witness to the centuries of footfall that have worn these paths smooth. During the spring, the water levels rise in the nearby Pan Mill Meadows, turning the landscape into a mirror that catches the shifting clouds. The rhythm of daily life in Shide moves in harmony with these seasonal pulses, grounded by the steady, verdant presence of the surrounding hills. Residents often look toward the rising silhouette of Mount Joy, which anchors the western horizon and provides a constant, dark backdrop to the suburban streets. Shide retains a distinct stillness, a quality of light that seems to linger longer here than in the busier thoroughfares of the neighbouring town.
Flight conditions near Shide. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shide and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shide, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shide, 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 Shide includes coordinates 50.691168, -1.289574, 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 Shide is available on the Shide 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.