Elstead, Surrey Weather
About Elstead, Surrey
Elstead preserves a quiet gravity where the River Wey winds through the low-lying meadows of the Surrey landscape. It lies 4.1 miles west of Godalming (from Godalming: bearing 264°T, OS grid SU 903 430), and is situated east-south-east of Tilford village. The landscape here breathes with the ancient, sandy temperament of the Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons SSSI, where heather and pine dominate the horizon. Centuries of movement are marked by the weathered stone of Elstead Bridge, a structure that has watched the slow passage of water and seasons since the medieval era. Sunlight catches the moss upon the masonry, illuminating the quiet persistence of a place that remains indifferent to the haste of the modern world. Beyond the bridge, the path leads toward the open expanse of Thursley Bog, where the air grows heavy and cool with the scent of damp earth and peat. Elstead holds a stillness that is rarely broken, save for the sudden rush of wings or the low, rhythmic murmur of the stream. This geography defines the character of Elstead, grounding its identity in the shifting light and the resilient, sandy soil of the Surrey heath.
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About This Elstead, Surrey Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elstead, Surrey, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Elstead includes coordinates 51.179712, -0.709158, in the county of Surrey, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Elstead is available on the Elstead map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Surrey 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.