Longstanton, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Longstanton, Cambridgeshire
Longstanton stretches across the flat, open fens of South Cambridgeshire, where the sky claims a vast and dominant portion of the horizon. It lies 5.9 miles north-north-west of Cambridge (from Cambridge: bearing 329°T, OS grid TL 398 663), and is situated north-north-west of Oakington village. The landscape here is defined by a low, rhythmic horizon that catches the pale, silver light of the eastern counties, casting long shadows across the fields. Residents often wander toward the tranquil surface of Nethergrove Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting clouds with a glassy, unblinking clarity. History lingers in the architecture of the local churches, which hold the weight of centuries in their flint and limestone walls. The Green provides a shared expanse of grass that anchors the daily life of Longstanton, offering a quiet pause amidst the persistent breeze of the fens. Nearby, the remnants of the motte at Giant's Hill speak of a medieval past, standing as a silent, earthen sentinel over the surrounding agricultural plains. Such places lend a certain gravity to the earth, reminding those who walk here that the land has been shaped by many hands over the long passage of time.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longstanton, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longstanton, 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 Longstanton includes coordinates 52.277652, 0.048829, 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 Longstanton is available on the Longstanton 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.