Blacknest maintains a quiet composure amidst the shifting light of the Berkshire countryside. It lies 3.5 miles west-south-west of Egham (from Egham: bearing 246°T, OS grid SU 957 687), and is situated north-north-east of Sunningdale village. The terrain here rises with a subtle purpose, as the elevation of Mount Pleasant offers a firm anchor to the landscape just a short walk to the south-south-east. Beneath the canopy of the nearby woods, the air holds a cooler, damp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding fields. Residents of Blacknest often look toward the rising ground of Manor Hill, where the horizon feels closer and the sky takes on a vast, open quality during the golden hours of the afternoon. Water plays a significant role in the local character, with the calm surface of Mill Pond reflecting the grey-blue hues of the English firmament. This environment encourages a deliberate pace of life, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the movement of the wind across the open spaces. Every path through Blacknest suggests a long continuity, binding the earth to the sky with a restraint that is both ancient and entirely present.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blacknest, Berkshire, 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 Blacknest includes coordinates 51.410092, -0.62439, in the county of Berkshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Blacknest is available on the Blacknest map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Berkshire 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.