Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
Bassingbourn displays a quiet, enduring character across the flat, fertile plains of South Cambridgeshire. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Royston (from Royston: bearing 321°T, OS grid TL 331 438), and is situated west-south-west of Kneesworth village. The landscape surrounding Bassingbourn holds deep echoes of the past, marked by the silent earthworks of the Bury Yard Moated Site which rests just a short distance from the modern thoroughfares. Pale, filtered sunlight often catches the flint-streaked walls of the older houses, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the low-lying horizon. Beyond the domestic hearths, the remnants of John O'Gaunt's House offer a stark reminder of medieval fortification, where the ground rises in subtle, deliberate mounds to meet the sky. The soil here remains heavy and rich, a legacy of agricultural labour that has defined the rhythm of life for centuries. Even the Bassingbourn Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, marking the intersection of paths that have carried travellers across these fields since the dawn of the shire. Through every season, the air retains a crisp clarity, sharpening the outlines of the historic parish church that anchors the centre of Bassingbourn against the vast, open expanse of the eastern heavens.
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About This Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bassingbourn, 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 Bassingbourn includes coordinates 52.077364, -0.058802, 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 Bassingbourn is available on the Bassingbourn 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.