Cranfield, Bedfordshire Weather
About Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Cranfield commands a quiet elevation above the clay plains of Bedfordshire, where the horizon stretches wide under an expansive, pale sky. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-east of Woburn Sands (from Woburn Sands: bearing 26°T, OS grid SP 955 421), and is situated east-south-east of Wharley End village. The landscape surrounding Cranfield remains defined by a steady, agricultural patience, marked by the ancient earthworks found at the moated site near Moat Farm. Autumn light often catches the high boughs of Rectory Wood, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that have been tilled for centuries. Cranfield maintains a distinct academic character today, shaped by the presence of its renowned university and aviation research legacy. Beyond the modern laboratories, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Strawberry Hill, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of hedgerows and fallow land. These heavy soils hold the damp of winter, yet they nourish a resilient beauty in the turning of the seasons. Local life persists in a measured cadence, unbothered by the quickening pace of the nearby motorways.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cranfield, Bedfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cranfield includes coordinates 52.069635, -0.607746, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cranfield is available on the Cranfield map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Bedfordshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.