Great Lea Common, Berkshire Weather
About Great Lea Common, Berkshire
Great Lea Common keeps a watchful eye over the low-slung pastures that define this corner of Berkshire. It lies 2.9 miles south of Reading (from Reading: bearing 185°T, OS grid SU 710 686), and is situated north-north-west of Three Mile Cross village. Sunlight here catches the surface of the nearby Foudry Brook, where the water runs with a silver clarity that hints at the ancient, slow-moving pulse of the land. Great Lea Common maintains a quiet distinction, marked by the sparse rhythm of rural life rather than the clamour of nearby industrial expansion. To the east, the horizon is punctuated by the subtle elevation of Nores Hill, which guards the boundary between the open fields and the encroaching reach of the town. The air carries a distinct freshness, unburdened by the heavy industry that once defined the wider region’s manufacturing heritage. Throughout the changing seasons, the open ground retains a stark, honest beauty that resists the softening touch of suburban development.
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Live animated radar for Great Lea Common and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Lea Common, Berkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Lea Common, 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 Great Lea Common includes coordinates 51.412086, -0.979655, 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 Great Lea Common is available on the Great Lea Common 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.