Lackford, Suffolk Weather
About Lackford, Suffolk
Lackford rises from the flat, sandy soils of the Lark Valley, where the light seems to hold a peculiar, pale clarity that reveals the sharp edges of the horizon. It lies 5.3 miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 316°T, OS grid TL 792 702), and is situated west of Flempton village. The local landscape is defined by a low, persistent stillness, punctuated by the refined metalwork of the Lackford Village Sign that marks a quiet centre point for those traversing the lanes. To the east, the sprawling expanse of Lackford Lakes SSSI captures the sky in a series of flooded gravel pits, providing a sanctuary where water and reeds perform a slow, shifting dialogue. Beyond these pools, the terrain lifts slightly towards the ancient, grass-covered rise of Cuckoo Hill, an earthwork that holds the silence of centuries within its rounded crown. The air here carries the scent of pine needles from the nearby Long Belt, a woodland that acts as a dark, evergreen fringe against the wider agricultural fields. Lackford maintains a character of understated endurance, indifferent to the clamour of modern industry. Life here is measured by the seasonal migration of birds and the subtle, rhythmic turning of the earth under a vast, unencumbered Suffolk sky.
Flight conditions near Lackford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Lackford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Lackford, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lackford, 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 Lackford includes coordinates 52.301138, 0.627326, 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 Lackford is available on the Lackford 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.