Longstowe rests upon the quiet, heavy clays of South Cambridgeshire where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an expansive, pale-grey sky. It lies 6.4 miles east-north-east of Potton (from Potton: bearing 57°T, OS grid TL 308 550), and is situated south-west of Bourn village. A curious traveller might first encounter the Longstowe Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that stands as a silent sentinel marking the entrance to a landscape defined by its ancient, stubborn earth. To the north-west, the sprawling sixty-seven hectares of Longstowe Hall offer a Grade II* display of historic gardens that hold the light in long, golden slants during the late afternoon. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and turned soil, a reminder of the agrarian cycles that have dictated the pace of life for centuries. Further toward the east, the proximity of the Wysing Arts Centre introduces a modern, experimental tension against the traditional stillness of the surrounding fields. These open spaces provide a sanctuary for wildlife, allowing the local flora to thrive in the quiet corners of the parish. Longstowe remains a place where the weight of the past is not a burden, but a steadying presence beneath the boots of those who walk its lanes.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longstowe, 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 Longstowe includes coordinates 52.178534, -0.087617, 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 Longstowe is available on the Longstowe 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.