Woolpit Heath, Suffolk Weather
About Woolpit Heath, Suffolk
Woolpit Heath emerges from the Suffolk landscape as a quiet expanse of open ground, defined by the low, sky-heavy horizon characteristic of the Eastern region. It lies 4.4 miles west-north-west of Stowmarket (from Stowmarket: bearing 295°T, OS grid TL 984 615), and is situated east of Woolpit Green village. The earth here retains a particular stillness, where the light shifts across the flat fields with a pale, silver clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every hedgerow. To the east, the dense, verdant canopy of Shelland Wood draws the eye, offering a sharp contrast to the exposed, wind-swept tracts that define the character of Woolpit Heath. A short distance to the north-west, the ancient, water-softened stones of Lady’s Well remain as a silent witness to the deep, hidden hydrology of the parish. The soil, heavy with the clay typical of Mid Suffolk, supports a landscape that has long been shaped by the slow, methodical labour of generations of farmers. Walking the paths between these fields, one senses the weight of the sky and the unassuming endurance of the land itself. Each season brings a different colour to the expanse, ranging from the hard, frost-bitten browns of winter to the vibrant, encroaching greens of late spring.
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Live animated radar for Woolpit Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Woolpit Heath, Suffolk Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woolpit Heath, 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 Woolpit Heath includes coordinates 52.216025, 0.903388, 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 Woolpit Heath is available on the Woolpit Heath 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.