Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire
Great Gransden remains defined by the low, sweeping horizons of the Cambridgeshire claylands, where the sky often appears vast and heavy against the flat fields. It lies 5.1 miles north-east of Potton (from Potton: bearing 37°T, OS grid TL 271 559), and is situated north of Little Gransden village. A singular, timber-framed windmill stands as a silent sentry to the south-east, its silhouette a stark geometry against the shifting clouds. Beyond the clusters of cottages, the landscape softens toward the damp, shadowed hollows of Waresley Wood Sssi, where the earth holds the scent of decaying leaves and ancient, undisturbed moisture. The air here carries the faint, sharp clarity of the open fens, a coolness that lingers even when the summer sun warms the weathered brickwork of the local houses. Water moves with quiet intent through the nearby Gransden Brook, carving a slow, meandering path that divides the arable land into quiet, green parcels. Great Gransden retains a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of centuries, undisturbed by the hurried pulse of the nearby roads. Evenings bring a particular quality of light, turning the grey stone and dark thatch into muted, shifting shades of slate and charcoal.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Gransden, 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 Gransden includes coordinates 52.186956, -0.142026, 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 Gransden is available on the Great Gransden 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.