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: 23:52 on 02 October 2026   

Temperature and Humidity
Temperature9.1°CDew Point 7.5°C
Windchill9.1°CHumidity90 %
Heat Index9.1°CFeels Like9.1°C
Temp change last hour-1.0°CCloudbase635 ft
Solar & Sunshine
Solar Radiation0 W/m²Evapotranspiration Today2.29mm
UV Index0.0Sunshine6.7  hrs
Rainfall
Rainfall Today0.0mmRainfall Rate0.0mm
This Month0.0mmThis Year631.8mm
Last Hour0.0mmLast rainfall2026-10-01 07:24
Since Midnight0.0mmLast 24 Hours0.0mm
Wind
Highest Gust last 10 mins1mphWind Speed (avg) last 10 mins0mph
Latest Bearing0°Beaufort F 0Calm
Dominant DirectionSSW Windrun47.5miles
Pressure
Barometer 1028.4mbRising slowly0.1 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 2.0µg/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 3.9µg/m324 Hr Nowcast 0.9µg/m3
Soil Temperature (30cm) 15.7°C
Soil Moisture (Bare Soil)
29%

ExtremesTodayYesterday
Maximum Temperature21.3°C14:1121.1°C13:49
Minimum Temperature9.0°C23:516.3°C07:17
Maximum UV Index2.4 12:212.512:48
Wind Gust18mph11:0714mph13:38mph
Wind Speed (10 min average)10mph F311:176mph F314:02
AlmanacThere will be 3min 52s less daylight tomorrow
Dawn:06:35Dusk:19:15Daylight:12:40 hours
Sunrise:07:08Sunset:18:42Day length:11:33 hours
Moonrise:21:39Moonset:14:48 Moon PhaseWaning Gibbous

METEOGRAM.

Meteogram - 5 days - Ashurst


MARINE
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