Burghfield, Berkshire Weather
About Burghfield, Berkshire
Burghfield persists as a quiet repository of Berkshire history, defined by its low-slung horizon and the steady, unassuming presence of its ancient parish church. It lies 4.4 miles south-west of Reading (from Reading: bearing 228°T, OS grid SU 662 684), and is situated north-east of Burghfield Common village. The landscape here bows to the influence of the Kennet valley, where the silver ribbon of Clayhill Brook carves a sluggish, reflective path through the damp, alluvial soil just north of the centre. Winters bring a heavy, stagnant mist that clings to the hedgerows, transforming the familiar lanes into corridors of muted grey and charcoal. To the north-west, the reed-fringed expanse of Hosehill Lake catches the fleeting light of dusk, its waters often churned by the sudden, frantic ascent of wildfowl. Burghfield maintains a distinct character that resists the suburban sprawl encroaching from the east, preserving a lingering sense of isolation amongst its scattered farmsteads and timber-framed remnants. Time moves with a heavy, deliberate tread here, marked less by the ticking of clocks than by the seasonal swell of the surrounding water table. The soil itself seems to hold the memory of past centuries, damp and dark, waiting for the return of the spring rains to stir the dormant life beneath the surface.
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About This Burghfield, Berkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burghfield, 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 Burghfield includes coordinates 51.411099, -1.049499, 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 Burghfield is available on the Burghfield 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.