Clare, Suffolk Weather
About Clare, Suffolk
Sunlight catches the pale plaster of Clare, illuminating the timber frames that have weathered centuries of Suffolk winds. It lies 6.1 miles east of Haverhill (from Haverhill: bearing 93°T, OS grid TL 769 453), and is situated south of Poslingford village. The River Stour meanders past the ruins of Clare Castle, where the earthwork motte rises as a silent witness to a medieval past once dominated by the powerful de Clare family. Wool merchants built their fortunes here, leaving behind the fine architecture that defines the local economy of heritage tourism and independent trade today. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the surrounding fields, anchoring the landscape in a tradition that predates the modern map.
Clare Priory stands as a tranquil sanctuary, its ancient stone walls offering a stark contrast to the lively bustle occasionally found near the market square. Visitors often wander through Clare Castle Country Park, where the remnants of the old railway line trace a path through greenery that seems to hold the stillness of a long-forgotten era. The local character is defined by a sturdy independence, reflecting the resilience of those who have maintained these structures through the turning of the seasons. While no singular giant of history claims this soil as their only cradle, the spirit of the place feels shaped by the collective craftsmanship of generations. It is a location where the heavy gravity of history meets the soft, shifting light of the English sky.
Flight conditions near Clare. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Clare and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clare, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clare, 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 Clare includes coordinates 52.07851, 0.58114, 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 Clare is available on the Clare 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.