Bacton, Suffolk Weather
About Bacton, Suffolk
Bacton emerges from the Suffolk clay as a quiet confluence of hedgerows and low-slung horizons. It lies 5.1 miles north of Stowmarket (from Stowmarket: bearing 1°T, OS grid TM 048 669), and is situated south-south-east of Wyverstone village. The morning light here often catches the intricate ironwork of the Bacton Village Sign, casting long, sharp shadows across the road that seem to measure the slow passage of the seasons. Beyond the tarmac, the land flattens into a patchwork of arable fields where the sky feels vast and unencumbered by the weight of modern bustle. A short walk toward the east, Tailors Green offers a pocket of open grass that holds the morning dew with a stubborn, cooling persistence. The architecture of the surrounding dwellings reflects a functional, sturdy heritage, built to withstand the biting winds that sweep across this exposed corner of the county. Time here is marked not by the chime of a clock, but by the subtle shifts in the agricultural calendar that dictate the rhythm of the surrounding lanes. Bacton maintains a steady, unremarkable dignity, content to exist in the spaces between the busier thoroughfares of the region.
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Live animated radar for Bacton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bacton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bacton, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bacton includes coordinates 52.262703, 0.999964, 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 Bacton is available on the Bacton 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.