Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire
Swaffham Prior rises from the flat, open expanse of the Cambridgeshire landscape, defined by the singular silhouette of two churches sharing a single churchyard. It lies 4.6 miles west of Newmarket (from Newmarket: bearing 279°T, OS grid TL 569 642), and is situated north-east of Commercial End village. The light here seems to stretch across the horizon, catching the pale, weathered flint of the ancient walls as the sun dips low over the fens. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises subtly toward Church Hill, providing a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, harvested fields. A curious, modern public artwork now stands in Swaffham Prior, offering a sharp, geometric contrast to the organic softness of the surrounding gardens and meadows. History lingers in the nearby Earthworks at the Abbey, where the ground holds the quiet memory of stone foundations long since reclaimed by the grass. The architecture of Swaffham Prior remains a study in endurance, as the buildings lean into the breeze with a stubborn, grey-toned grace. Residents move through the lanes with a deliberate pace, respecting a horizon that remains wide, unencumbered, and perpetually shifting under the vast, pale sky.
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About This Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swaffham Prior, 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 Swaffham Prior includes coordinates 52.253666, 0.298121, 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 Swaffham Prior is available on the Swaffham Prior 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.