Shipton Lee, Buckinghamshire Weather
About Shipton Lee, Buckinghamshire
Shipton Lee occupies a quiet corner of the Buckinghamshire clay, where the horizon broadens into a pale, wide expanse under the shifting sky. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-west of Winslow (from Winslow: bearing 211°T, OS grid SP 731 210), and is situated west-north-west of Quainton village. The land here holds the weight of centuries in its heavy, moisture-rich soil, supporting a landscape that remains stubbornly agricultural and slow to change. To the east, the rising profile of Grange Hill breaks the flatness of the fields, offering a slight elevation that catches the first light of dawn. Nearby, the dense, quiet sanctuary of Finemere Wood Sssi provides a deep green anchor to the surrounding expanse, its 46 hectares acting as a reservoir for the local biodiversity. Shipton Lee feels defined by this proximity to the earth, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the texture of the lanes and the stillness of the air. The long, low shadows cast by the afternoon sun reveal the subtle undulations of a terrain that has been worked by hand for generations. Beyond the immediate pastures, the distant silhouette of Quainton Windmill serves as a reminder of the mechanical heritage that once powered the trade of this rural expanse.
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About This Shipton Lee, Buckinghamshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shipton Lee, 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 Shipton Lee includes coordinates 51.883257, -0.938484, 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 Shipton Lee is available on the Shipton Lee 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.