Yafford, Isle of Wight Weather
About Yafford, Isle of Wight
Yafford reveals itself through a landscape of quiet endurance, where the heavy clay of the Isle of Wight holds the memory of ancient geological shifts. It lies 5.6 miles south-west of Newport (from Newport: bearing 216°T, OS grid SZ 447 818), and is situated south-west of Shorwell village. The land here slopes with a deliberate grace, caught in the wide embrace of the Compton Chine To Steephill Cove SSSI, where the salt-laden air perpetually wears at the sandstone cliffs. Beyond the immediate pastures, the land rises toward the shoulder of Samber Hill, a silent observer of the changing seasons. The moisture of the earth encourages a persistent greenness, fed by the hidden, winding courses of local brooks that murmur softly as they traverse the fields. Yafford maintains a character defined by its agricultural roots, standing apart from the clamour of busier ports and harbours. Here, the horizon is wide and unburdened, allowing the light to shift across the fallow ground with a pale, painterly clarity that defines the character of this southern stretch of the island.
Flight conditions near Yafford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Yafford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Yafford, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yafford, 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 Yafford includes coordinates 50.63446, -1.368016, 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 Yafford is available on the Yafford 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.