New Forest Weather


Latitude N 50° 54′ 29″ Longitude W 01° 30′ 29″ Elevation 9 m
welcome to Ashurst Bridge in Hampshire, situated on the edge of the New Forest National Park  west of Southampton. The weather station is a Davis Vantage Pro Plus feeding live data every 5 seconds 24/7. Ecowitt sensors for lightning and soil temp/moisture. Davis Airlink sensor for air quality. The meteorological day ends at 09.00 GMT (10.00 BST).

Nowcast: Occasional rain, worsening

Conditions at local time: 22:31 on 20 October 2026   

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature7.8°CDew Point 6.9°C
Windchill7.8°CHumidity94 %
Heat Index7.8°CFeels Like7.8°C
Temp change last hour-1.1°CCloudbase370 ft
Solar & Sunshine
Solar Radiation0 W/m²Evapotranspiration Today0.18mm
UV Index0.0Sunshine0.0  hrs
Rainfall
Rainfall Today5.6mmRainfall Rate0.0mm
This Month51.4mmThis Year683.2mm
Last Hour0.0mmLast rainfall2026-10-20 20:39
Since Midnight5.6mmLast 24 Hours24.8mm
Wind
Highest Gust last 10 mins0mphWind Speed (avg) last 10 mins0mph
Latest Bearing0°Beaufort F 0Calm
Dominant Direction- Windrun10.8miles
Pressure
Barometer 1002.6mbFalling slowly-0.5 mb/hr
Lightning (Up to 25mls) Strikes Today: 0
Last Strike:29 September 2026 19:23:02 Distance :23.0 miles
Air Quality Index (AQI) ( UK COMEAP Index)
Pm 2.5 AQI


UK Air Quality Index





1–3 Low

Enjoy normal outdoor activities.




4–6 Moderate


Sensitive individuals should consider reducing strenuous activity.




7–9 High


Adults and children with lung problems should reduce strenuous activity.




10 Very High


Reduce physical exertion, especially outdoors.








1.6
24hr average 17.0µg/m324hr Nowcast 7.8µg/m3
Pm 10 AQI


UK Air Quality Index





1–3 Low

Enjoy normal outdoor activities.




4–6 Moderate


Sensitive individuals should consider reducing strenuous activity.




7–9 High


Adults and children with lung problems should reduce strenuous activity.




10 Very High


Reduce physical exertion, especially outdoors.








1.5
24hr average 19.8µg/m324 Hr Nowcast 8.9µg/m3
Soil Temperature (30cm) 12.4°C
Soil Moisture (Bare Soil)
46%

ExtremesTodayYesterday
Maximum Temperature12.6°C13:1415.3°C13:22
Minimum Temperature0.0°C10:007.0°C21:06
Maximum UV Index0.7 12:491.813:19
Wind Gust14mph15:5913mph12:32mph
Wind Speed (10 min average)5mph F216:595mph F212:41
AlmanacThere will be 3min 39s less daylight tomorrow
Dawn:07:04Dusk:18:37Daylight:11:32 hours
Sunrise:07:38Sunset:18:03Day length:10:25 hours
Moonrise:15:58Moonset:00:27 Moon PhaseWaxing Gibbous

METEOGRAM.

Meteogram - 5 days - Ashurst


MARINE
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