Bentley, Suffolk Weather
About Bentley, Suffolk
Bentley captures the quiet essence of the Suffolk landscape, where the horizon stretches wide across fields that seem to hold their breath under a vast, pale sky. It lies 3.2 miles north of Manningtree (from Manningtree: bearing 4°T, OS grid TM 107 369), and is situated south-east of Capel St Mary village. A traveller approaching from the east might first catch sight of the Bentley Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that stands as a modest sentinel at the threshold of the lanes. The ground here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace, guiding the eye toward the distant, low-lying remnants of Dodnash Priory, where the stone has long since surrendered to the patient reclamation of grass and ivy. History in Bentley is not shouted from high towers but whispered in the texture of the hedgerows and the heavy, fertile clay that clings to one’s boots. Nearby, the water at Alton Water reflects the shifting clouds with a clarity that renders the surrounding trees mere silhouettes against the blue. Such places possess a gravity that makes the modern world feel like a distant, frantic rumour. Bentley remains defined by this stillness, a rare pocket of patience in a landscape that has otherwise learned to rush.
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Live animated radar for Bentley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bentley, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bentley, 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 Bentley includes coordinates 51.991344, 1.068594, 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 Bentley is available on the Bentley 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.