Sunnymeads retains an air of quiet detachment, defined by its flat, verdant terrain and the persistent presence of water within the landscape. It lies 2.3 miles east-south-east of Windsor (from Windsor: bearing 111°T, OS grid TQ 001 753), and is situated west-south-west of Horton village. The entire geography of Sunnymeads is inextricably linked to the Wraysbury & Hythe End Gravel Pits SSSI, a sprawling mosaic of flooded basins that catch the pale, shifting light of the Berkshire sky. These deep, clear expanses offer a sanctuary for waterfowl, their stillness often broken only by the rhythmic rise of a heron or the sudden, sharp ripples of a diving grebe. To the west, the historical echoes of the Early Medieval and Medieval Palace at Kingsbury linger in the soil, grounding the modern residential pockets in a much older, more enigmatic past. The low-lying meadows surrounding Sunnymeads hold a damp, fertile quality, where the morning mist clings to the reeds and gives the horizon a soft, blurred edge. Even in the height of summer, the atmosphere here remains cool and hushed, a testament to the heavy concentration of lakes that mirror the passing clouds. Through this landscape, the quiet industry of the earth continues, as the remnants of gravel extraction have long since surrendered to the encroaching wild.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunnymeads, 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 Sunnymeads includes coordinates 51.468026, -0.559805, 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 Sunnymeads is available on the Sunnymeads 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.