Flint Cross marks a quiet convergence where the expansive, chalk-heavy horizons of South Cambridgeshire meet the steady hum of transit. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Royston (from Royston: bearing 64°T, OS grid TL 404 430), and is situated south-east of Melbourn village. Pale light often washes over the surrounding fields, catching the fine, silken dust that rises from the earth during the long harvest months. To the east, the ancient earthworks of the Bran Ditch stretch across the landscape, a silent, grassy scar that holds the gravity of centuries in its deep, sunken profile. Flint Cross remains defined by this intersection of old boundaries and the modern pace of the road, where the wind carries the scent of turned soil across the open plains. Only a short distance to the west, the Bowl Barrow on Goffers Knoll rises like a soft, weathered dome against the shifting sky, anchoring the horizon with its prehistoric weight. Agriculture dictates the rhythm of the days here, with tractors tracing long, methodical lines that mirror the geometry of the flat, productive earth. Every evening, the sun dips behind the distant rise of Clay Hill, casting long shadows that briefly transform the utilitarian character of Flint Cross into a place of sudden, fleeting amber radiance.
Flight conditions near Flint Cross. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Flint Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flint Cross, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Flint Cross includes coordinates 52.068454, 0.047409, 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 Flint Cross is available on the Flint Cross 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.