Broughton, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Broughton, Cambridgeshire
Broughton reveals itself through the flat, expansive horizons of the Huntingdonshire fens, where the sky claims more presence than the earth. It lies 4.5 miles south of Ramsey (from Ramsey: bearing 187°T, OS grid TL 280 778), and is situated west-north-west of Old Hurst village. Sunlight here has a peculiar, pale clarity that catches the weathered brick of the Broughton Lock Up, a small, somber structure that guards the memory of more turbulent centuries. Beyond the quiet lanes, the land dips toward the Dam Pit, a reservoir where the water holds the reflection of passing clouds in a stillness that feels heavy with the passage of time. A short distance away, the grass grows thick over the earthworks of the Abbot of Ramsey's moated manor, a hidden scar upon the field that speaks of monastic wealth long since returned to the clay. The air in Broughton carries the scent of damp loam and distant fields, a reminder of the agricultural toil that has defined this soil for generations. Even in the height of summer, the shadows cast by the ancient hedgerows stretch long and thin, anchoring the landscape to its historical roots. Broughton persists as a place of quiet observation, where the modern world seems to drift past the edges of its fields, leaving the stillness undisturbed.
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About This Broughton, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broughton, 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 Broughton includes coordinates 52.383931, -0.119793, 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 Broughton is available on the Broughton 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.