Acton, Suffolk Weather
About Acton, Suffolk
Sunlight catches the flint-knapped masonry of All Saints’ Church, casting long, sharp shadows across the quiet lanes of Acton. It lies 2.5 miles north-north-east of Sudbury (from Sudbury: bearing 30°T, OS grid TL 893 449), and is situated north-west of Great Waldingfield village. The surrounding landscape consists of heavy, clay-rich earth that has dictated the agricultural rhythms of this corner of Suffolk for centuries. While the local economy has transitioned away from traditional agrarian toil, the legacy of this productivity remains visible in the sturdy, time-worn farmsteads that punctuate the horizon. A walk past the nearby Chilton Hall reveals a landscape shaped more by the quiet accumulation of seasons than by the haste of modern industry.
The character of Acton is marked by a deliberate stillness, an absence of theatre that suits its modest, enduring architecture. Nearby, the grander scale of Melford Hall serves as a reminder of the shifting fortunes of the local gentry, yet the intimacy of the local paths remains untroubled by such historical weight. The Acton Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel, marking a transition between the open fields and the hearth-warmed interiors of the houses. There is a precise, metallic clarity to the air here during the autumn months, when the light turns brittle and the ponds settle into a glassy, reflective silence. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, inevitable movement of shadows across the fields.
Flight conditions near Acton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Acton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Acton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Acton, Suffolk, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Acton includes coordinates 52.070709, 0.760971, in the county of Suffolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Acton is available on the Acton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Suffolk 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.