Gunton, Suffolk Weather
About Gunton, Suffolk
Gunton stretches across the high, wind-brushed plateaus of the Suffolk coast, where the air tastes perpetually of salt and cold North Sea spray. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Lowestoft (from Lowestoft: bearing 342°T, OS grid TM 540 950). The landscape here is defined by the sharp transition from residential streets to the wild, unkempt grasses of the cliff edge. Residents often walk the short distance to the rugged expanse of Gunton Denes, where the sea pulls at the shoreline with a rhythmic, insistent hunger. To the south, the Great Eastern Linear Park offers a sheltered contrast, its greenery providing a quiet sanctuary from the unrelenting coastal gales. Gunton maintains a quiet composure, defined by low-slung architecture that bows its head to the prevailing weather. The light in this corner of England possesses a particular clarity, bleaching the horizons until the sky and water seem to bleed into a single, pale wash. Every winter, the frost clings to the gardens with a crystalline intensity, reminding all who dwell here of the proximity to the deep, grey tides.
Flight conditions near Gunton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Gunton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Gunton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gunton, 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 Gunton includes coordinates 52.494224, 1.741519, 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 Gunton is available on the Gunton 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.