Wainford, Suffolk Weather
About Wainford, Suffolk
Wainford occupies a quiet corner of the Waveney Valley, where the river serves as a slow-moving artery through the damp, low-lying meadows. It lies 0.9 miles east of Bungay (from Bungay: bearing 82°T, OS grid TM 350 900), and is situated west of Mettingham village. The horizon here is defined by the expansive, reed-fringed expanse of Broome Marshes, where the morning mist clings to the water in long, ghostly ribbons. Wainford retains the character of a place defined by its proximity to the water, possessing a stillness that contrasts sharply with the nearby bustle of the market town. To the northwest, the ancient, weathered earthworks on Broome Heath rise above the surrounding fields like the remnants of a forgotten purpose. The light across these levels possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the silvered edges of the grasses as the wind ripples across the flat expanse. Wainford remains a modest collection of dwellings, grounded by a geography that dictates the seasonal rhythm of the floodplains. Even today, the presence of the river suggests a deeper, older connection to the land than the simple passage of modern traffic might imply.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wainford, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wainford, 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 Wainford includes coordinates 52.458024, 1.458891, 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 Wainford is available on the Wainford 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.