Thorncross, Isle of Wight Weather
About Thorncross, Isle of Wight
Thorncross exhales a salt-stung breath across the rolling limestone ridges of the Isle of Wight, where the horizon meets the churning English Channel. It lies 6.1 miles south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 220°T, OS grid SZ 438 815), and is situated south-east of Brighstone village. The daylight here possesses a peculiar, pearlescent clarity, catching the flint-strewn furrows of the surrounding fields before fading into the deep blue of the coastal shelf. Ancient geological secrets wait just a short distance away at the Dinosaur Farm Museum, where the heavy remains of prehistoric life remind the observer of the land’s shifting, restless foundations. Below the hamlet, the earth tilts toward the sea, carving out the rugged, wind-scoured hollow of Barnes Chine. Thorncross remains a place of quiet endurance, defined by the relentless push of the tides and the patient growth of hedgerows against the constant maritime gale. Even in the stillness of dusk, one senses the profound weight of time pressing against the chalky soil.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Thorncross, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thorncross, 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 Thorncross includes coordinates 50.632448, -1.381829, 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 Thorncross is available on the Thorncross 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.