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Cloud cover at 1000 BST:
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4 oktas (four eighths)
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Air temperature at 1000 BST:
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19.7 °C
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Yesterday’s maximum temperature:
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23.5 °C
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Last night’s minimum temperature:
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8.9 °C
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Yesterday’s rainfall:
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Nil
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General situation:
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 Sunny and warm today.
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Today's scene: The Millstream
This picture shows rain falling steadily into the Millstream: the scene we had yesterday. Of course, with the recent spell of dry weather it’s much needed!
The Millstream was the focus for many of Constable’s sketches and paintings. It’s directly in front of Flatford Mill, from where his father Golding Constable managed all his business activities, so it’s easy to understand why it was important to him. A series of sketches and paintings (created over 20 years or more from different angles looking down and across the Millstream) were in effect all reference material for ‘The Hay Wain’, which Constable painted in his London studio in the winter of 1820-1821.
Photo © National Trust. No reproduction without prior approval from the National Trust
If you wish to see ‘Constable Country’ for yourself why not visit midweek, when it’s not quite so busy. Try coming ‘car free’ too: walking or cycling from Manningtree station is a great way to see the area!
The information and picture on this page is produced daily by the Field Studies Council, which manages Flatford Mill Field Centre. For further details of our painting courses and other activities visit www.field-studies-council.org/flatfordmill
