Shimpling, Suffolk Weather
About Shimpling, Suffolk
Shimpling unfolds across the Suffolk clay as a quiet testament to the enduring patience of the English landscape. It lies 4.5 miles north-north-west of Acton (from Acton: bearing 335°T, OS grid TL 860 513), and is situated south-south-west of Shimpling Street village. The terrain here rises with a subtle, deliberate grace towards Mill Hill, where the air seems to thin and clarify against the horizon. To the south-west, the heavy, undisturbed canopy of Kentwell Woods SSSI holds a profound silence that contrasts sharply with the open, working fields of the surrounding farms. Ancient hedgerows trace the boundaries of these agricultural parcels, marking the slow passage of seasons in a land defined by the rhythm of the plough. A visitor might find that the quality of light in Shimpling possesses a pale, milky clarity, particularly when the sun catches the damp earth after a morning mist. The local character remains deeply anchored to this soil, where the persistence of the woodland and the open expanse of the meadows dictate the pace of life. Shimpling carries an unassuming dignity, shaped not by grand monuments, but by the quiet convergence of wood, sky, and furrowed earth.
Flight conditions near Shimpling. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Shimpling and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shimpling, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shimpling, 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 Shimpling includes coordinates 52.129378, 0.717313, 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 Shimpling is available on the Shimpling 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.