Akenham, Suffolk Weather
About Akenham, Suffolk
Akenham exhales a quiet, persistent stillness, defined by the low horizons of the Suffolk claylands. It lies 2.7 miles north-north-west of Ipswich (from Ipswich: bearing 342°T, OS grid TM 147 486), and is situated south-east of Claydon village. The landscape bears the marks of a slow, geological patience, where the land rises toward the modest prominence of Claydon Hill to the west. Akenham remains a place of singular, spare beauty, where the light catches the flint-knapped masonry of St Mary’s Church with a sharp, silver clarity. Below the church, the terrain dips toward the River Gipping, which cuts a purposeful, winding path through the fields, carrying the runoff of the high plateau. The soil here is heavy and stubborn, yielding crops that have sustained local life since long before the parish records were bound in calfskin. Ancient hedgerows trace the irregular boundaries of the fields, acting as dark, knotted veins against the pale, open sky. Akenham maintains this composure, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the nearby town, holding fast to the quiet rhythm of the seasons.
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About This Akenham, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Akenham, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Akenham includes coordinates 52.094574, 1.133151, 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 Akenham is available on the Akenham 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.