Clapton, Berkshire Weather
About Clapton, Berkshire
Clapton maintains a quiet dignity upon the Berkshire landscape, where the earth holds the weight of centuries in its chalky depths. It lies 3.1 miles east-north-east of Hungerford (from Hungerford: bearing 67°T, OS grid SU 383 704), and is situated south-west of Wickham village. The terrain here bows to the influence of the River Kennet SSSI, which draws a silver, winding ribbon through the meadows to nourish the low-lying pastures. Within the Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain SSSI, the grasses lean into the prevailing winds with a resilience that speaks of long-standing agricultural traditions. The light over Clapton possesses a particular clarity, often catching the pale limestone textures of the older buildings before the sun descends behind the horizon. To the west, the ancient earthworks of the Bowl Barrow on Barrow Hill stand as silent sentinels, watching over the slow progression of the seasons. Residents of Clapton often find their gaze pulled toward the distant, rolling lines of the horizon, where the sky meets the land in an unbroken, pale arc. Such surroundings encourage a contemplative pace, far removed from the clamour of more frantic, modern thoroughfares.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clapton, Berkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clapton, 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 Clapton includes coordinates 51.432159, -1.450334, 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 Clapton is available on the Clapton 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.