Iken, Suffolk Weather
About Iken, Suffolk
Ancient salt-marshes and the shifting currents of the River Alde define the quiet, lonely character of Iken. It lies 3.4 miles west of Aldeburgh (from Aldeburgh: bearing 266°T, OS grid TM 409 559), and is situated south-south-east of Snape village. The tide pulls rhythmically against the mudflats of Upper Troublesome Reach, where the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen under the expansive Suffolk sky. Iken remains defined by its isolation, far removed from the bustle of modern thoroughfares and anchored by the solitary, flint-clad tower of St Botolph’s Church. This structure stands as a sentinel over the water, its weathered stone reflecting the muted, silver light that frequently descends upon the riverbanks. To the west, the protected biodiversity of Iken Wood SSSI provides a dense, tangled contrast to the open, wind-scoured expanses of the surrounding wetlands. The history of the landscape is etched in the earth itself, marked by the silent presence of the Bowl Barrow on Iken Heath, which rises from the soil like a slumbering beast. Here, the wind carries a persistent, briny sharpness, stripping away artifice and leaving only the raw, elemental beauty of the coast.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Iken, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iken, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Iken includes coordinates 52.148928, 1.520704, 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 Iken is available on the Iken 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.