Claydon, Suffolk Weather
About Claydon, Suffolk
Claydon occupies a quiet hollow in the Suffolk landscape where the earth holds the memory of old chalk pits and ancient water-courses. It lies 3.8 miles north-north-west of Ipswich (from Ipswich: bearing 333°T, OS grid TM 131 499), and is situated south-south-east of Sharpstone Street village. The River Gipping flows with a steady, silver persistence along the western edge, carving a path through the valley floor that has long sustained the local trade. Near the centre, the Claydon Village Sign stands as a sentinel of painted iron, marking the gentle rise of the land towards Claydon Hill. Light here possesses a thin, clear quality, sharpening the edges of the brickwork and casting long, crisp shadows across the fields that stretch towards the horizon. History lingers in the local architecture, where the weight of heavy timber frames meets the lighter, more modern additions of the industrial age. The Slade cuts a soft, verdant furrow into the eastern topography, offering a green reprieve from the bustling thoroughfares that have historically linked the region to the wider world. Claydon remains a place defined by these subtle shifts in elevation and the constant, quiet movement of water through the soil.
Flight conditions near Claydon. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Claydon and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Claydon, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Claydon, 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 Claydon includes coordinates 52.106474, 1.111419, 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 Claydon is available on the Claydon 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.