Sudbury, Suffolk Weather
About Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury emerges from the fertile floor of the Stour Valley, where the river loops around the meadows like a silver ribbon caught in the reeds. It lies 2.5 miles south-south-west of Acton (from Acton: bearing 210°T, OS grid TL 874 413), and is situated north of Middleton village. The water meadows of Great Fullingpit Meadow drink deeply from the Stour, preserving a landscape that once powered a thriving silk and textile industry. This historical commerce fostered a sturdy independence, leaving behind a legacy of robust brickwork and timber-framed houses that still anchor the local economy today.
Gainsborough’s House stands as a quiet sentinel to the painter Thomas Gainsborough, whose brush captured the very light that dances upon the water and wood of his birthplace. The air here holds the echo of his landscapes, while the Talbot Trail 7 invites wanderers to trace the artistic spirit through bronze sculptures hidden in plain sight. St Peter’s Church commands the skyline, its imposing tower watching over a market square that pulses with the brisk, salt-and-earth rhythm of weekly trade. Beneath the surface of modern life, the character of Sudbury remains defined by the persistent, flowing influence of the river that carved its path long before the first loom was ever set in motion.
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Live animated radar for Sudbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sudbury, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sudbury, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Sudbury includes coordinates 52.039211, 0.731847, 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 Sudbury is available on the Sudbury 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.