Shottisham holds the quiet, stubborn character of the Suffolk clay, where the horizon broadens into a sky that seems to swallow the light of the North Sea. It lies 4.0 miles south-east of Woodbridge (from Woodbridge: bearing 137°T, OS grid TM 320 446), and is situated south-east of Sutton village. The terrain here dips into shallow, ancient hollows, carved by a slow water-table that gathers into the still, dark depths of the nearby Loam Ponds. A short distance away, the Henge and Associated Barrow Cemetery South of Home Whin Farm marks the earth with a silent, prehistoric gravity that predates the brick and timber of the modern lane. Beneath the shifting clouds, Shottisham maintains a steady, agricultural rhythm, anchored by the sturdy architecture of its historic church and the fields that turn from pale gold to heavy brown with the turning of the year. The air carries a sharp, saline tang, a reminder that the coast is never truly absent from this low-lying stretch of the Eastern region. Walking the lanes, one observes how the flint-knapped walls catch the morning sun, reflecting a grey-white brilliance that defines the local vernacular. This particular geography demands a certain patience, rewarding those who notice the subtle articulation of the soil and the way the wind moves across the open, unsheltered expanse.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shottisham, 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 Shottisham includes coordinates 52.051585, 1.382713, 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 Shottisham is available on the Shottisham 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.