Great Barton, Suffolk Weather
About Great Barton, Suffolk
Great Barton reveals a quiet patience in the way its low-lying fields catch the pale, amber light of a Suffolk afternoon. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 57°T, OS grid TL 891 669), and is situated south-south-east of Conyer's Green village. The presence of the Great Barton Village Sign serves as a modest sentinel at the threshold, marking the transition from the bustling thoroughfares toward the hushed, verdant lanes. Further along the southern periphery, the still, reflective surface of Wolsey's Pond holds the sky in a mirror of glass, undisturbed by the modern velocity of the nearby road. The surrounding terrain displays a rhythmic flatness, an expansive canvas where the horizon stretches thin and clear against the clouds. Great Barton maintains a character defined by these open, working acres, where the soil retains the deep, dark colour of long-cultivated earth. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the broad expanse of Barton Mere provides a sanctuary for wildfowl, punctuating the landscape with a sudden, silver brilliance. This geography remains grounded in the agricultural pulse of the region, where the seasons dictate the changing hue of the landscape far more than any human hand.
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Live animated radar for Great Barton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Barton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Barton, 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 Great Barton includes coordinates 52.268606, 0.770721, 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 Great Barton is available on the Great Barton 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.