Knapwell, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Knapwell, Cambridgeshire
Knapwell maintains a quiet vigil over the undulating clay soils of South Cambridgeshire, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, pale sky. It lies 5.3 miles south-south-east of St Ives (from St Ives: bearing 168°T, OS grid TL 334 629), and is situated east-south-east of Elsworth village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from open arable fields to the shadowed depths of the Overhall Grove SSSI, where ancient woodland holds the secrets of centuries. A short distance away, the remnants of the Overhall Grove Moated Site offer a tangible connection to a medieval past, grounding the modern eye in the persistent weight of history. The light in Knapwell possesses a particular clarity, often catching the edges of the hedgerows with a silver intensity that highlights the stark beauty of the local topography. Residents often walk toward the nearby Sallow Pond, where the water surface acts as a dark mirror to the shifting clouds above. This modest corner of England values its seclusion, favouring the steady turn of the seasons over the clamour of more populated districts. Time in Knapwell seems to gather in the hollows and along the quiet lanes, leaving a sense of enduring composure in its wake.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Knapwell, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knapwell, 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 Knapwell includes coordinates 52.248697, -0.047083, 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 Knapwell is available on the Knapwell 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.