The Downs, Suffolk Weather
About The Downs, Suffolk
The Downs emerges from the quiet Suffolk clay, a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the wide, expansive sky above the East Anglian plains. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 107°T, OS grid TL 904 630), and is situated north-west of Kingshall Street village. Sunlight here catches the flint-knapped walls of local architecture, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the fields toward the weathered brick of the nearby 94th Bomb Group Control Tower. To the north-east, the skeletal remains of Rougham Hall stand as a quiet witness to the changing fortunes of the land, their jagged edges softening under the slow creep of ivy. The Downs maintains a steady, agricultural rhythm, where the horizon remains uncluttered and the air carries a crisp, lingering scent of damp earth and harvested grain. Further south, the gentle rise of Eastlow Hill marks the topography, providing a subtle vantage point over the patchwork of arable plots that define the district. Such spaces possess a stark, unadorned beauty, where the weight of the past lingers in the soil rather than in monuments or grand designs. Life in The Downs moves with the patient gravity of the seasons, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the distant urban sprawl.
Flight conditions near The Downs. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for The Downs and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This The Downs, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Downs, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for The Downs includes coordinates 52.232786, 0.787148, 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 The Downs is available on the The Downs 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.