Harrold commands a quiet dominion over the Ouse valley, where the river’s slow, deliberate turn shapes the character of the land. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Olney (from Olney: bearing 53°T, OS grid SP 951 568), and is situated south-south-west of Little Odell village. Limestone cottages, weathered to the pale grey of a winter sky, gather around the open expanse of The Green, which serves as a central stage for the shifting light of the afternoon. A short walk toward the water reveals the Harrold Round House, its stone walls standing as a sturdy, singular sentinel from a more disciplined age. Beyond the periphery, the Harrold-Odell Country Park offers a sprawling stretch of former gravel pits now reclaimed by reeds and the rhythmic flight of waterfowl. The landscape here is defined by these flooded basins, where the water surface mirrors the clouds with an unsettling, glass-like clarity. Harrold retains a composure that suggests a long acquaintance with the elements, indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world. Each lane and footpath bears the weight of generations who navigated this flood-prone earth with pragmatic grace.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harrold, 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 Harrold includes coordinates 52.201241, -0.609476, 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 Harrold is available on the Harrold 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.