Balsham, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Balsham, Cambridgeshire
Balsham occupies a high point on the chalky plateau of the Cambridgeshire landscape, where the wind carries the dry, clean scent of open fields. It lies 6.2 miles west-north-west of Haverhill (from Haverhill: bearing 303°T, OS grid TL 585 508), and is situated south-west of West Wratting village. The flint-clad walls of the Holy Trinity Church anchor the horizon, their grey surfaces catching the pale, honest light of the eastern sky. Beyond the domestic gardens, the ancient trees of Balsham Wood SSSI stand as a quiet, dense reservoir of biodiversity, marking the transition from cultivated earth to wilder, unmanaged growth. The topography here demands effort from the cyclist, rising steadily toward the crests where the air feels sharper and the view expands over the low-lying plains. Nearby, the rows of vines at Chilford Hall Vineyard and Conference Centre trace the contours of the slope, reflecting the region’s long-standing relationship with the soil and the sun. Balsham retains a certain gravity in its architecture, favouring sturdy, enduring materials that have withstood centuries of seasonal change. The quietude of the lanes suggests a place preoccupied with its own slow, measured persistence rather than the clamour of the neighbouring modern world.
Flight conditions near Balsham. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Balsham and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Balsham, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balsham, Cambridgeshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Balsham includes coordinates 52.132811, 0.315596, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Balsham is available on the Balsham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cambridgeshire 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.