Pakenham, Suffolk Weather
About Pakenham, Suffolk
Waterways and ancient earth define the quiet character of Pakenham. It lies 5.3 miles east-north-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 70°T, OS grid TL 932 675), and is situated south-south-west of Grimstone End village. The Black Bourn meanders through the low-lying fields, its steady, cool current tracing a silver vein across the landscape. Pakenham Water Mill stands as a living monument to this movement, its timber frame and turning wheel capturing the kinetic memory of the stream. Beyond the mill, the Pakenham Meadows Sssi preserves a fragile, damp habitat where the sunlight catches on tall grasses and wild, unbothered flora. Stone and brickwork in Pakenham reveal the slow accretion of centuries, favouring a sturdy, unadorned resilience. The air here holds the scent of damp loam and turning seasons, an atmosphere that settles heavily upon the quiet lanes. Each turn of the road offers a glimpse of an England that moves at the speed of the river, indifferent to the haste of modern transit.
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Live animated radar for Pakenham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Pakenham, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pakenham, 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 Pakenham includes coordinates 52.271937, 0.830783, 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 Pakenham is available on the Pakenham 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.