Limestone ridges and ancient chalk springs give Cherry Hinton a character defined by the quiet persistence of water beneath the earth. It lies 2.6 miles east-south-east of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 113°T, OS grid TL 488 568), and is situated south-south-west of Teversham village. The high, pale cliffs of the Cherry Hinton Pit Sssi reveal the geological bones of the region, where the sun catches the white rock and reflects a sharp, clear light across the surrounding fields. Residents walk through the Cherry Hinton Community Garden, where the orderly rows of flora seem to hold the season in a state of perpetual, fragrant suspension. Beyond the manicured paths, the landscape slopes away, hinting at the deeper, hidden contours that once defined the local chalk industry. The air here carries a subtle, crisp quality, perhaps stirred by the proximity of the chalk hills that stand as silent sentinels over the rooftops. Cherry Hinton maintains a distinct identity, balancing the encroaching reach of the city with the stubborn, slow-growing habits of its own soil. Time moves with a measured cadence here, marked not by grand gestures, but by the steady shift of shadows across the grey stone walls.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherry Hinton, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cherry Hinton includes coordinates 52.190065, 0.176738, 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 Cherry Hinton is available on the Cherry Hinton 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.