Great Cornard, Suffolk Weather
About Great Cornard, Suffolk
Great Cornard unfolds across the Suffolk landscape as a robust expanse of suburban life, defined by its steady growth and proximity to the shifting waters of the Stour. It lies 1.2 miles south-east of Sudbury (from Sudbury: bearing 134°T, OS grid TL 889 400), and is situated east-north-east of Middleton village. The light here catches the reeds at the nearby Mill Stream, where the water slows into a quiet, reflective stillness that hums with the movement of dragonflies. Beyond the houses, the horizon tilts toward the elevation of Sheepshead Hill, offering a vantage point where the sky seems to broaden over the clay-heavy fields. Great Cornard maintains a functional rhythm, balancing the needs of its residents with the remnants of an older, agrarian character that persists in the margins of the land. Footpaths weave away from the paved streets, leading the curious toward the protected marshes of Cornard Mere, where the damp earth breathes a coolness even in the height of summer. This geography dictates the pace of the day, as the sun moves over the rooftops and settles behind the trees that mark the parish boundary. The interplay between modern brickwork and the ancient, unyielding rise of the local topography gives the place a quiet, grounded gravity.
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Live animated radar for Great Cornard and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Cornard, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Cornard, 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 suburban area. 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 Cornard includes coordinates 52.027044, 0.752288, 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 Cornard is available on the Great Cornard 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.