Burford, Cheshire Weather
About Burford, Cheshire
Burford remains a quiet study in Cheshire’s low-lying pastoral modesty, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an often heavy, slate-grey sky. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Nantwich (from Nantwich: bearing 301°T, OS grid SJ 629 539), and is situated north-north-west of Acton village. The landscape here does not demand attention, instead offering a muted palette of hedgerows and worked fields that hold the dampness of the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. To the south, the earth bears the faint, lingering imprint of the Monks Lane Moated Site, a subtle depression in the grass that speaks of medieval domesticity rather than grand design. A short walk toward the northwest brings one to the surreal, towering presence of the Giant Paddington Bear, a curious modern landmark that provides a sharp, brightly coloured contrast to the sober agricultural surroundings. Burford sits comfortably within this intersection of ancient remnants and contemporary whimsy, where the scent of churned earth often mingles with the faint, sweet promise of ice cream from nearby Snugburys. The rhythm of life in Burford is dictated by the seasons and the slow turning of the farming calendar, far removed from the frantic pace of the nearby market town. These flat expanses, defined by drainage ditches and sturdy oaks, remain indifferent to the passage of time, preserving a stark and honest character.
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Live animated radar for Burford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Burford, Cheshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burford, Cheshire, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Burford includes coordinates 53.081359, -2.554868, in the county of Cheshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Burford is available on the Burford map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Cheshire 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.