Sotherton, Suffolk Weather
About Sotherton, Suffolk
Sotherton remains a quiet pocket of Suffolk, defined by its flat, expansive horizons and the steady, rhythmic labour of the surrounding fields. It lies 3.7 miles east-north-east of Halesworth (from Halesworth: bearing 72°T, OS grid TM 441 795), and is situated south-west of Uggeshall village. The landscape here is defined by wide, open skies that seem to pull the eye toward the distant, rolling rise of Uggeshall Hill, which breaks the monotony of the arable plains. A deep, persistent stillness governs the lanes, broken only by the sharp, sudden chatter of rooks circling above the hedgerows. History lingers in the humps and hollows of the earth near the moated site in Moatyard Covert, where the heavy, clay-rich soil preserves the silence of centuries. Sotherton possesses a sparse, austere beauty, where the light shifts across the stubble fields with a pale, melancholic clarity as evening approaches. The local architecture leans toward the practical and the sturdy, reflecting a long reliance on the yield of the earth rather than the vanity of ornamentation. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a crisp, cool edge that speaks of the proximity to the North Sea coast.
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Live animated radar for Sotherton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sotherton, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sotherton, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Sotherton includes coordinates 52.359599, 1.584632, 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 Sotherton is available on the Sotherton 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.