Stratford St Mary, Suffolk Weather
About Stratford St Mary, Suffolk
Stratford St Mary draws its character from the quiet interaction between the Stour valley and the enduring presence of its historic timber-framed houses. It lies 4.1 miles west-north-west of Manningtree (from Manningtree: bearing 294°T, OS grid TM 045 343), and is situated north-west of Dedham village. The light here seems to catch the edges of the flint-knapped church walls, casting long, soft shadows across the lanes as the day fades into a cool, silver dusk. Just a short walk from the centre, the Stratford Saint Mary Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, marking the threshold where the modern road yields to the slower pace of the countryside. Beyond the cluster of cottages, the land rises toward the gentle heights of Great Hill, offering a vantage point over the fields that have been tilled for generations. The air carries a sharpness from the nearby waterways, a reminder that the river has always dictated the movement and prosperity of Stratford St Mary. These fields look out toward the expanse of Dedham Vale, where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the frantic pace of the wider world. It is a place where the architecture of the past retains a dignified weight, anchoring the spirit firmly to the Suffolk earth.
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About This Stratford St Mary, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stratford St Mary, 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 Mary includes coordinates 51.969589, 0.976114, 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 Mary is available on the Stratford St Mary 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.