Upper Hyde rests upon the gently rising ground that transitions from the coastal cliffs toward the island’s verdant interior. It lies 0.6 miles west-north-west of Shanklin (from Shanklin: bearing 291°T, OS grid SZ 571 815). The air here carries a salt-brine sharpness that catches the light, illuminating the quiet domesticity of rows of houses that stand in patient expectation of the dusk. To the north-north-west, the twenty-two hectares of America Wood Sssi provide a tangled, ancient sanctuary where the canopy filters sunlight into cool, shifting patterns of emerald and grey. Sibden Hill rises sharply to the south-east, its grassy spine offering a vantage point that commands the view across the rooftops toward the distant, shimmering Channel. Upper Hyde maintains a character defined by this proximity to wilder timber and high-ground vistas, where the land seems to hold its breath before breaking toward the sea. The architecture here favors the practical, yet the gardens often spill over with a riotous, unkempt beauty that defies the rigid lines of the suburban streets. Residents navigate the sloping terrain as a matter of daily rhythm, moving between the shadowed woodland edges and the open, breezy heights that define the local horizon.
Flight conditions near Upper Hyde. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Upper Hyde and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Hyde, 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 Upper Hyde includes coordinates 50.630943, -1.193049, 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 Upper Hyde is available on the Upper Hyde 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.