Stratford St Andrew emerges from the low-lying Suffolk landscape as a cluster of quiet habitations gathered along the meandering course of the River Alde. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Saxmundham (from Saxmundham: bearing 229°T, OS grid TM 357 602), and is situated west-north-west of Farnham village. A decorative ironwork sign stands near the roadside, casting a sharp, dark silhouette against the pale, watery light that often defines the horizon here. To the south-west, the expansive 117-hectare grounds of Glemham Hall stretch out, where ancient oaks hold the weight of centuries in their gnarled, twisting boughs. The local earth, heavy and rich, supports a rhythm of life dictated by the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding farmland. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises towards the gentle swell of Broom Hill, providing a vantage point over the wide, open fields that define this corner of the county. Stratford St Andrew retains an unpretentious character, where the silence is broken only by the movement of the river or the sudden, sharp call of a bird. Such spaces possess a raw, honest quality, indifferent to the haste of the modern world.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stratford St Andrew, 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 Stratford St Andrew includes coordinates 52.189924, 1.447405, 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 Stratford St Andrew is available on the Stratford St Andrew 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.