Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Weather
About Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Saltwater tides pull against the historic harbour walls of Yarmouth, where the horizon dissolves into the grey-blue expanse of the Solent. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-east of Lymington (from Lymington: bearing 151°T, OS grid SZ 355 897), and is situated west of Bouldnor village. The landscape thrives within the Yar Estuary Sssi, a fragile basin where brackish waters sustain a quiet, rhythmic cycle of marine life. Centuries of maritime trade have shaped its economy, once serving as a vital strategic crossing point for the Crown’s naval ambitions. Today, the harbour serves as a gateway for sailors, balancing its ancient defensive legacy with the modern currents of tourism and local craft.
Yarmouth Castle stands as a stoic, low-profile sentinel of stone, watching the shifting light play across the channel with a heavy, enduring patience. Within the marrow of these streets, the air carries a crisp, saline edge that sharpens the senses, far removed from the clamour of inland life. The town’s character remains anchored in its connection to the sea, reflected in the weathered faces of mariners who navigate the nearby currents toward Sconce Point. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the small, intimate scale of the harbour, where the architecture feels as though it were fashioned by the wind and the salt spray. Such places preserve a singular, unvarnished grace, existing precisely where the land finally yields to the deep, restless water.
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Live animated radar for Yarmouth and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Yarmouth, 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 Yarmouth includes coordinates 50.70625, -1.497254, 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 Yarmouth is available on the Yarmouth 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.