Harleston, Suffolk Weather
About Harleston, Suffolk
Harleston holds a quiet composure within the rolling agricultural expanse of Mid Suffolk, where the light often seems to linger longer against the pale brickwork of its scattered cottages. It lies 2.4 miles west-north-west of Stowmarket (from Stowmarket: bearing 292°T, OS grid TM 013 600), and is situated west-north-west of Onehouse village. The terrain here rises in subtle, thoughtful folds, guiding the eye toward the simple expanse of Harleston Green, where the grass wears the dew of the morning with a particular, silvery patience. Beyond the immediate thresholds of the houses, the land slopes gently toward the dense, quiet shelter of Shelland Wood, which marks the horizon with a dark and steady line of timber. Ancient field boundaries define the pace of life here, creating a patchwork that has seen generations of ploughs turn the heavy clay soil. Travellers passing through might notice how the afternoon sun illuminates the nearby elevation of Heron Hill, casting long, deliberate shadows that stretch across the open meadows. Harleston retains a character defined by this stillness, away from the clamour of larger thoroughfares, preferring the honest rhythm of the seasonal harvest. Every lane leading toward Harleston reveals a landscape that values the unadorned beauty of the Suffolk sky, vast and pale above the quiet earth.
Flight conditions near Harleston. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Harleston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Harleston, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harleston, 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 Harleston includes coordinates 52.202008, 0.944584, 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 Harleston is available on the Harleston 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.