Cippenham unfolds across the flat expanse of the Thames Valley, where the horizon stretches wide under a restless, shifting sky. It lies 1.8 miles west-north-west of Slough (from Slough: bearing 283°T, OS grid SU 948 804), and is situated north of Eton Wick village. The landscape retains a quiet dignity, marked by the persistent, silver-grey flow of Chalvey Ditch as it carves a slow path through the low-lying meadows. Cippenham Green serves as a verdant anchor for the local atmosphere, offering a patch of open turf where the light lingers long into the cool evenings. Traces of the past remain embedded in the earth, most notably at the moated site of Cippenham Court, where the shadows of ancient defensive earthworks still hold the weight of centuries. The proximity to the wider industrial heritage of the region lends a grounded, pragmatic character to the streets, contrasting with the soft, green periphery of the fields. Commuters pass through the heart of Cippenham with a briskness that speaks to the modern rhythm of the South East, yet the underlying geography remains stubbornly rural. Beneath the surface of suburban life, the land retains an old, damp patience, responding to the seasonal rains that feed the nearby watercourses.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cippenham, 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 Cippenham includes coordinates 51.514598, -0.634402, 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 Cippenham is available on the Cippenham 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.