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: Fine weather

Conditions at local time: 22:26 on 18 October 2026   

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature8.6°CDew Point 6.0°C
Windchill8.6°CHumidity84 %
Heat Index8.6°CFeels Like8.6°C
Temp change last hour+0.1°CCloudbase1043 ft
Solar & Sunshine
Solar Radiation0 W/m²Evapotranspiration Today1.37mm
UV Index0.0Sunshine4.4  hrs
Rainfall
Rainfall Today0.4mmRainfall Rate0.0mm
This Month26.2mmThis Year658.0mm
Last Hour0.0mmLast rainfall2026-10-18 16:27
Since Midnight0.4mmLast 24 Hours0.4mm
Wind
Highest Gust last 10 mins6mphWind Speed (avg) last 10 mins1mph
Latest Bearing342°Beaufort F 1Light air
Dominant DirectionNNW Windrun30.2miles
Pressure
Barometer 1025.9mbFalling slowly-0.3 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.








1.0
24hr average 0.5µg/m324hr Nowcast 0.3µg/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.








1.0
24hr average 1.6µg/m324 Hr Nowcast 1.0µg/m3
Soil Temperature (30cm) 12.4°C
Soil Moisture (Bare Soil)
38%

ExtremesTodayYesterday
Maximum Temperature15.5°C14:0115.5°C14:07
Minimum Temperature8.3°C21:475.3°C03:09
Maximum UV Index1.9 12:181.812:38
Wind Gust17mph16:1917mph12:40mph
Wind Speed (10 min average)7mph F216:275mph F214:23
AlmanacThere will be 3min 41s less daylight tomorrow
Dawn:07:01Dusk:18:41Daylight:11:40 hours
Sunrise:07:34Sunset:18:07Day length:10:33 hours
Moonrise:15:18Moonset:23:13 Moon PhaseFirst Quarter

METEOGRAM.

Meteogram - 5 days - Ashurst


MARINE
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