Purple Hill, Suffolk Weather
About Purple Hill, Suffolk
Purple Hill marks a quiet elevation in the landscape of Mid Suffolk, where the earth holds a subtle, bruised quality of light during the late afternoon. It lies 2.8 miles west of Stowmarket (from Stowmarket: bearing 269°T, OS grid TM 005 584), and is situated north-east of Mill Green village. The surrounding topography rises gently toward the rise of the same name, Purple Hill, which sits a mere three-tenths of a mile to the south-east. Water defines the local character, as the modest expanse of Bakers Puddle lies half a mile to the south-west, offering a still mirror to the drifting clouds. These fields maintain the rigorous order of agricultural utility, yet they possess an elegance in the way the horizon cuts sharply against the sky. The nearby Buxhall Village Sign serves as a singular, artistic anchor, punctuating the stillness with a sense of deliberate human presence. Purple Hill remains defined by these small, distinct landmarks that provide a rhythm to the otherwise expansive, quiet Suffolk terrain.
Flight conditions near Purple Hill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Purple Hill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Purple Hill, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Purple Hill, 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 Purple Hill includes coordinates 52.187929, 0.932167, 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 Purple Hill is available on the Purple Hill 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.