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: Rain at times, very unsettled

Conditions at local time: 07:32 on 26 October 2026   

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature11.7°CDew Point 10.3°C
Windchill11.7°CHumidity91 %
Heat Index11.7°CFeels Like10.8°C
Temp change last hour+1.2°CCloudbase581 ft
Solar & Sunshine
Solar Radiation11 W/m²Evapotranspiration Today1.80mm
UV Index0.0Sunshine0.0  hrs
Rainfall
Rainfall Today0.6mmRainfall Rate1.2mm
This Month121.2mmThis Year753.0mm
Last Hour0.4mmLast rainfall2026-10-26 07:24
Since Midnight0.4mmLast 24 Hours1.2mm
Wind
Highest Gust last 10 mins13mphWind Speed (avg) last 10 mins6mph
Latest Bearing201°Beaufort F 2Light breeze
Dominant DirectionS Windrun94.1miles
Pressure
Barometer 1009.7mbFalling slowly-0.4 mb/hr
Lightning (Up to 25mls) Strikes Today: 0
Last Strike:23 October 2026 02:39:28 Distance :14.9 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.








1.1
24hr average 1.9µg/m324hr Nowcast 1.7µg/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.








1.3
24hr average 5.4µg/m324 Hr Nowcast 5.6µg/m3
Soil Temperature (30cm) 11.4°C
Soil Moisture (Bare Soil)
45%

ExtremesTodayYesterday
Maximum Temperature13.8°C11:4516.2°C21:46
Minimum Temperature6.7°C02:159.2°C08:18
Maximum UV Index1.4 11:130.511:04
Wind Gust32mph13:5537mph15:22mph
Wind Speed (10 min average)12mph F312:1211mph F316:04
AlmanacThere will be 3min 38s less daylight tomorrow
Dawn:06:13Dusk:17:26Daylight:11:12 hours
Sunrise:06:47Sunset:16:52Day length:10:04 hours
Moonrise:16:27Moonset:07:21 Moon PhaseFull Moon

METEOGRAM.

Meteogram - 5 days - Ashurst


MARINE
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