Padworth Common holds the quiet stillness of the Berkshire heath, where the horizon stretches wide under a pale, unyielding sky. It lies 2.2 miles north-east of Tadley (from Tadley: bearing 46°T, OS grid SU 619 648), and is situated north-north-east of Old Warren village. Earthworks of the ancient Grim's Bank stretch their slumbering, moss-covered spines just to the north-north-west, marking a boundary that time has long since surrendered to the grass. Below these ridges, the low-lying basin of Padworth Gully gathers the silver runoff of winter rains, feeding the damp, rich soil of the surrounding scrubland. The light here has a peculiar, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of the gorse and the low-hanging branches of the scattered oaks. Further south, the dark, still surface of Welshman's Pond catches the reflection of passing clouds, acting as a mirror to the shifting weather of the plateau. Padworth Common retains a rugged, open character that resists the neatness of the manicured garden or the paved road. Here, the wind carries no scent of industry, only the dry, sharp tang of bracken and the cold breath of the encroaching woods.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Padworth 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 Padworth Common includes coordinates 51.379114, -1.1113, 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 Padworth Common is available on the Padworth 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.