High Cross, Cambridgeshire Weather
About High Cross, Cambridgeshire
High Cross emerges as a distinct transition point where the academic precision of Cambridge meets the quiet, open fields of the Cambridgeshire countryside. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 289°T, OS grid TL 423 592), and is situated east-north-east of Coton village. Low-lying light often catches the surface of West Cambridge Lake, casting long, shivering reflections that shift with the evening breeze. A short walk away, the Traveller’s Rest Pit SSSI preserves a fragment of ancient geological history, holding deep within its soil the silent evidence of ice-age migrations. Modernity finds its own expression in the nearby Pulse sculpture, which stands as a sharp, metallic counterpoint to the soft, shifting greens of the surrounding meadows. High Cross maintains a character defined by this proximity to both intellectual pursuit and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the natural world. The local horizon remains wide and unencumbered, allowing the sky to dominate the view with a pale, expansive clarity that feels distinctly Eastern. Here, the boundary between the bustling university district and the rural fringe softens into a tranquil, pragmatic grace.
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Live animated radar for High Cross and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This High Cross, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for High 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 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 High Cross includes coordinates 52.212936, 0.082342, 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 High Cross is available on the High 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.