Elcot, Berkshire Weather
About Elcot, Berkshire
Elcot reveals its character through the quiet persistence of water and the slow, deliberate growth of its ancient trees. It lies 3.7 miles east-north-east of Hungerford (from Hungerford: bearing 79°T, OS grid SU 395 697), and is situated south of Wickham village. The land here remains subject to the seasonal pulse of the River Kennet SSSI, which draws a silver line through the low-lying meadows. These saturated pastures form part of the Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain SSSI, where the earth retains a damp, heavy richness that has sustained the local landscape for centuries. To the south-east, the distant silhouette of Furze Hill anchors the horizon, rising above the flat fields like a weathered sentinel. Elcot exists in a state of perpetual moisture, where the light catches on the reeds and reflects the shifting greys and blues of the Berkshire sky. The air here carries a distinct, sharp clarity, unburdened by the clamour of modern industry. Every turn in the path reveals how the water dictates the rhythm of the soil, ensuring that Elcot remains a place defined by its hydrology rather than the passage of human ambition.
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Live animated radar for Elcot and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Elcot, Berkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elcot, 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 Elcot includes coordinates 51.425112, -1.431865, 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 Elcot is available on the Elcot 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.