Butler's Cross catches the pale morning light as it spills over the chalky ridges of the Chilterns, marking a quiet passage between the Vale of Aylesbury and the steep escarpments above. It lies 1.7 miles west-south-west of Wendover (from Wendover: bearing 256°T, OS grid SP 842 071), and is situated east-north-east of Ellesborough village. High above the rooftops, the Coombe Hill Monument stands as a sentinel against the drifting clouds, its stone silhouette catching the sharp, clean wind that sweeps across the plateau. The air here holds a particular clarity, a crispness born of the proximity to the heights of Coombe Hill, where the land rises abruptly to command the horizon. To the west, the Mill Pond reflects the sky in a mirror of still, dark water, providing a tranquil contrast to the rugged slopes that define the local geography. Butler's Cross sits in the shadow of history, with the expansive, private grounds of Chequers stretching out to the south, shielding the landscape from the clamour of the modern world. The terrain shifts with the seasons, turning from the soft, muted greens of spring to the burnished copper hues that define the wooded flanks of the nearby hills. Each lane and hedgerow suggests a long continuity, a place where the rhythm of the weather still dictates the pace of the day.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butler's Cross, Buckinghamshire, 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 Butler's Cross includes coordinates 51.756551, -0.780869, in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Butler's Cross is available on the Butler's Cross map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Buckinghamshire 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.