Somerton, Suffolk Weather
About Somerton, Suffolk
Somerton holds a quiet dignity in the landscape of Suffolk, where the earth yields to the plough in long, furrowed reaches. It lies 5.4 miles north-north-east of Clare (from Clare: bearing 30°T, OS grid TL 811 530), and is situated east of Hawkedon village. The light here catches the pale flint of old walls, turning the flintwork into a mosaic of silver and grey beneath the vast, shifting sky. To the southwest, the waters of the Hawkendon Brook draw a thin, restless line through the fields, carving a path that has witnessed the slow passage of centuries. Somerton remains a place of heavy clay and wide horizons, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, ripening crops. Residents often look towards the open expanse of Hawkedon Green, where the grass wears the deep, unhurried green of a landscape that has never known the rush of industry. The architecture throughout Somerton reflects a sturdy, utilitarian past, built by hands that understood the temper of the local soil. Such resilience marks the character of the land, grounding it firmly in the ancient, rolling topography of the Babergh district.
Flight conditions near Somerton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Somerton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Somerton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Somerton, 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 Somerton includes coordinates 52.146044, 0.645708, 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 Somerton is available on the Somerton 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.