Great Gidding reveals its character through the quiet persistence of its limestone architecture and the wide, open skies of the Cambridgeshire landscape. It lies 5.7 miles south-east of Oundle (from Oundle: bearing 125°T, OS grid TL 116 829), and is situated north-north-east of Winwick village. The Great Gidding Village Sign greets those arriving with a steady, local pride that mirrors the surrounding fields, where the earth holds a deep, dark richness. To the west, the Alconbury Brook carves a slow, silver path through the meadows, feeding the hedgerows and providing a drink for the local livestock. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises towards the gentle rise of Anger Hill, which catches the morning light in a way that makes the horizon feel infinite and calm. Great Gidding maintains a rhythm defined by the turning seasons and the soft, grey patina of its older masonry. A short distance away, the water at Townsend Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a still, glassy counterpoint to the busy life of the nearby lanes. This portion of the Huntingdonshire district remains anchored in its agricultural heritage, where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and ancient, cooling stone.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Gidding, 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 Great Gidding includes coordinates 52.433191, -0.358681, 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 Great Gidding is available on the Great Gidding 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.