Ellough, Suffolk Weather
About Ellough, Suffolk
Ellough remains a quiet expanse of Suffolk earth defined by its open horizons and the steady, industrious hum of the nearby airfield. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-east of Beccles (from Beccles: bearing 151°T, OS grid TM 442 870), and is situated north-north-east of Willingham village. The landscape here is broad and unyielding, where the pale light of the North Sea coast catches the flat, furrowed fields. To the north, the elevation of Ellough Hill rises as a singular, gentle ripple against the vast sky, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of the surrounding lowlands. A short distance to the south-east, the ancient, wooded fringes of the Sotterley Park SSSI provide a sanctuary of oak and hornbeam that stands in stark contrast to the open agricultural plains. The history of Ellough is bound to the soil and the sky, marked by the functional legacy of its wartime airfield which repurposed the flat terrain for the movement of heavy machines. Today, the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured quality, reflecting the stoic character of a landscape that has long served as a corridor between the market towns and the sea. The air often carries the sharp, clean scent of damp earth and distant salt, grounding the spirit in the quiet reality of this Suffolk corner.
Flight conditions near Ellough. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ellough and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ellough, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellough, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ellough includes coordinates 52.426713, 1.591551, 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 Ellough is available on the Ellough 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.