Sizewell, Suffolk Weather
About Sizewell, Suffolk
Sizewell commands a singular position where the North Sea’s restless grey horizon meets the low-lying Suffolk coast. It lies 1.8 miles east of Leiston (from Leiston: bearing 92°T, OS grid TM 473 627). The character of Sizewell is defined by the stark juxtaposition of its industrial silhouette against the fragile, shifting dunes of the shoreline. Inland, the landscape softens into the expanse of the Sizewell Marshes SSSI, where the water table sustains a quiet, rhythmic pulse of biodiversity hidden from the casual passerby. Winds from the east carry a persistent, salt-laden chill that scours the shingle and shapes the hardy vegetation of the nearby Goose Hill. The local atmosphere remains defined by this elemental exposure, far removed from the ornamental comforts of more sheltered inland parishes. Visitors often observe how the light catches the metallic geometry of the power station, casting long, unyielding shadows across the reeds at dusk. Life here operates in harmony with these vast, indifferent forces, leaving the earth to reclaim what the tides and the passing decades have left behind.
Flight conditions near Sizewell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Sizewell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sizewell, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sizewell, 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 Sizewell includes coordinates 52.207146, 1.619421, 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 Sizewell is available on the Sizewell 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.