Stanstead, Suffolk Weather
About Stanstead, Suffolk
Stanstead maintains a quiet composure across the rolling arable expanse of the Babergh district. It lies 4.0 miles north-west of Acton (from Acton: bearing 314°T, OS grid TL 844 492), and is situated east-north-east of Glemsford village. The Stanstead Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel, marking a geography defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. To the west, the River Glem carves a modest, silver-tongued path through the clay, its waters reflecting the pale, thin light that characterises the Suffolk sky. Further east, the dense canopy of Kentwell Woods Sssi offers a stark, tangled contrast to the open fields of cereal crops that define the local economy. Agriculture dictates the pace here, where the horizon remains wide and largely unencumbered by the clutter of modernity. Stanstead holds onto a certain stillness, an atmospheric weight that feels undisturbed by the frantic movement of the wider world. The land here possesses a raw, honest geometry, where the wind brushes against the hedgerows with a persistent, dry rattle.
Flight conditions near Stanstead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stanstead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stanstead, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanstead, 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 Stanstead includes coordinates 52.111148, 0.692308, 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 Stanstead is available on the Stanstead 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.