Swavesey, Cambridgeshire Weather
About Swavesey, Cambridgeshire
Swavesey retains the quiet composure of a place that has long watched the Fenland horizon soften under the weight of an expansive, silver-grey sky. It lies 3.3 miles east-south-east of St Ives (from St Ives: bearing 118°T, OS grid TL 361 688), and is situated south-south-west of Over village. Broad, flat fields stretch away from the houses, their dark soil absorbing the damp morning light that defines this low-lying corner of Cambridgeshire. Just north of the parish church, the 'Castle Hill' earthworks rise as a silent, grassy tumulus, marking the ghost of a fortification where the land once held a firmer grip against the encroaching marsh. Nearby, the still, glassy surface of the New Dock reflects the shifting clouds, offering a tranquil sanctuary for waterfowl amidst the surrounding arable expanse. Swavesey draws its character from this interplay between the ancient, sculpted earth and the modern, rhythmic pace of a life lived close to the water’s edge. The architecture of the older dwellings, fashioned from local brick and flint, grounds the village in a permanence that defies the seasonal flooding of the distant, hidden drains. Through the changing seasons, the air carries a crisp, saline memory of the North Sea, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that remains as stubborn as the clay beneath their feet.
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About This Swavesey, Cambridgeshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swavesey, 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 Swavesey includes coordinates 52.301234, -0.004541, 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 Swavesey is available on the Swavesey 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.