Swallowfield, Berkshire Weather
About Swallowfield, Berkshire
Swallowfield gathers the soft, low light of the Berkshire countryside, where the Blackwater and Loddon rivers trace quiet, winding paths through the alluvial soil. It lies 5.4 miles south of Reading (from Reading: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 720 645), and is situated north of Riseley village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, riparian pulse, most notably where the Stanford End Mill and River Loddon SSSI sustains a rich, damp ecosystem of alder and willow. Beyond these banks, the expansive grounds of Swallowfield Park extend their reach, anchoring the horizon with the weight of centuries and the cool, shadowed depth of mature woodland. A sense of ancient enclosure persists near the moated site at Sheepbridge Court, where the earth still holds the secret geometry of forgotten medieval dwellings. The air often carries a faint, metallic chill from the water, sharpening the silhouette of the trees against the pale, shifting skies of the South East. Walking the lanes, one finds that Swallowfield retains a deliberate, singular character that resists the encroaching pace of the wider world. Each turn reveals how the architecture of the hedges and the sudden, silver glint of the river define the true measure of the land.
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About This Swallowfield, Berkshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swallowfield, 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 Swallowfield includes coordinates 51.375384, -0.966649, 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 Swallowfield is available on the Swallowfield 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.