Shotley Common, Suffolk Weather
About Shotley Common, Suffolk
Shotley Common emerges from the Suffolk peninsula as a quiet confluence of low-lying fields and maritime horizon. It lies 3.5 miles north-west of Harwich (from Harwich: bearing 321°T, OS grid TM 222 368), and is situated east-south-east of Chelmondiston village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, shifting silver of the Orwell Estuary Sssi, where the sky seems to press down upon the water with a heavy, salt-laden grace. Winds carry the scent of mudflats and distant tides across the flat, open geography that defines the character of the land. Just a short distance to the north, the damp, reedy reach of Fox's Bottom holds the morning light in its shallow pools before the sun fully clears the hedges. Shotley Common maintains a modest, resilient presence, governed by the slow rotation of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the modern world. The earth here is heavy and dark, clinging to the boots of those who walk the perimeter of the fields where the sea air has scrubbed the brickwork of the older dwellings to a pale, weathered hue. This particular corner of the Babergh district possesses a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the progress of the clock.
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About This Shotley Common, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shotley Common, 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 Shotley Common includes coordinates 51.985869, 1.236014, 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 Shotley Common is available on the Shotley Common 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.