Flowton, Suffolk Weather
About Flowton, Suffolk
Flowton remains a quiet sanctuary of heavy clay soils and ancient, winding lanes in the heart of the Suffolk countryside. It lies 4.4 miles north-east of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 54°T, OS grid TM 082 468), and is situated south-south-west of Somersham village. The light here catches the wrought iron of the Flowton Village Sign, a piece of public art that stands as a silent sentry over the crossroads. Beyond the domestic gardens, the landscape shifts into the dense, protected canopy of Elmsett Park Wood Sssi, where nine hectares of woodland offer a sanctuary for rare flora. Farmers have long worked this stubborn, fertile ground, leaving behind a patchwork of fields that turn a deep, bruised purple under the dusk sky. The medieval church of St Mary, with its distinctive timber-framed porch, anchors the spirit of Flowton against the passage of centuries. Nearby, the quiet waters of The Channel trace a path through the fields, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift over the low horizon. Silence is a tangible presence here, broken only by the sharp call of a pheasant or the rhythmic rustle of wind through the hedgerows.
Flight conditions near Flowton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Flowton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Flowton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flowton, 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 Flowton includes coordinates 52.080536, 1.037663, 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 Flowton is available on the Flowton 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.