Capel St Mary rests upon the elevated, fertile plateau of the Suffolk landscape, where the wide sky seems to press against the ancient fields. It lies 4.0 miles north of Manningtree (from Manningtree: bearing 350°T, OS grid TM 092 382), and is situated north-west of Bentley village. The sunlight here has a particular clarity, catching the intricate ironwork of the Capel St Mary Village Sign as it stands watch over the quiet lanes. To the north-west, the sturdy brickwork of Little Wenham Castle remains a stoic witness to centuries of change, its crenellations silhouetted sharply against the shifting clouds. The surrounding terrain drops away into gentle folds of arable land, where the heavy, clay-rich earth yields a steady harvest of golden crops. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the dense, leafy canopy of Raydon Great Wood offers a cool refuge for local wildlife, marking the transition from open farmland to ancient timber. The atmosphere of Capel St Mary retains a composure that ignores the hurried pace of the modern world, preferring the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons. Residents move between these historic landmarks with a familiarity born of long acquaintance, their daily lives defined by the quiet endurance of this elevated Suffolk ridge.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Capel St Mary, 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 Capel St Mary includes coordinates 52.003017, 1.047505, 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 Capel St Mary is available on the Capel St Mary 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.