Longwick maintains a calm, horizontal composure amidst the fertile lowlands of Buckinghamshire, where the horizon stretches wide to meet the Chiltern Hills. It lies 1.6 miles north-west of Princes Risborough (from Princes Risborough: bearing 310°T, OS grid SP 787 050), and is situated north-north-east of Pitch Green village. The light here has a peculiar, silver clarity that catches the edges of the fields, illuminating the flat, expansive meadows that define the local geography. To the south, the quiet flow of Horsenden Stream traces a dark, winding ribbon through the landscape, marking the damp boundaries of the pastures. Longwick retains a character shaped by its agricultural heritage, where the rhythmic turn of the seasons still dictates the slow pace of the day. A short distance away, the historical remains of the Nucleated Medieval Settlement East Of Waldridge Manor suggest a long continuity of human effort upon this heavy, productive clay. The air carries a crispness sharpened by the proximity of the chalk escarpment, providing a backdrop of muted greens and greys that shift with the passing clouds. Longwick stands as a testament to the quiet persistence of rural life, where the simple architecture of houses and hedgerows remains grounded in the soil of the Vale.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longwick, 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 Longwick includes coordinates 51.738891, -0.860579, 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 Longwick is available on the Longwick 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.