Downham, London Weather
About Downham, London
Downham emerges as a sprawling expanse of inter-war housing, built originally to ease the press of London’s crowded tenements. It lies 7.3 miles south-south-east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 146°T, OS grid TQ 392 715), and is situated north-north-west of Keston village. Broad, straight roads define the character of Downham, where the sunlight catches the brickwork of modest semis during the long, quiet afternoons. The Ravensbourne River traces a silver line through the nearby landscape, offering a cool, reed-fringed respite from the steady hum of suburban life. Residents often walk toward the Primitive Stump, a curious piece of public art that stands as a silent, wooden sentinel against the changing sky. Beyond the domestic rows, the open grasses of Downham Fields provide a wide, unobstructed horizon that feels surprisingly vast for a London borough. This place holds the weight of its mid-twentieth-century inception, yet the air remains clear, carrying the faint, earthy scent of the nearby riverbanks. Such spaces allow the spirit to wander, finding a simple, unpretentious beauty in the intersection of planned streets and the persistent, quiet growth of the natural world.
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Live animated radar for Downham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Downham, London Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Downham, London, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Downham includes coordinates 51.425931, 0.001959, in the county of London, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Downham is available on the Downham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the London 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.