The Slade emerges from the Berkshire landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the quiet authority of its surrounding topography. It lies 2.0 miles north-east of Thatcham (from Thatcham: bearing 34°T, OS grid SU 535 700), and is situated north-north-west of Upper Bucklebury village. Sunlight here seems to linger longer against the pale brickwork, catching the damp earth in a way that suggests the land is still waking from some long, geological slumber. To the east, the Briff Lane Meadows SSSI stretches out, its nine hectares of preserved meadowland offering a stillness that feels almost ecclesiastical in its precision. The Slade remains a place of transition, where the rigid lines of the OS maps surrender to the soft, unpredictable dip of the terrain. Near the southern edge, the influence of the nearby Hunt's Gully creates a subtle shift in the air, drawing cool currents through the low-lying lanes. The Slade maintains a reserved character, preferring the slow accretion of days to the clamour of modern development. Every fence post and hedgerow suggests a history of careful tending, holding the weight of the sky in a manner that makes the horizon feel both intimate and vast.
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Live animated radar for The Slade and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Slade, 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 The Slade includes coordinates 51.427171, -1.231435, 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 The Slade is available on the The Slade 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.