Holywell remains a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the low, rolling folds of the Herefordshire landscape. It lies 8.4 miles west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 275°T, OS grid SO 373 413), and is situated west-south-west of Preston on Wye village. The light here has a way of lingering over the fields, catching the edges of hedgerows before fading into the long, cool shadows of the evening. To the east, the damp, rich earth of The Flits SSSI supports a quiet abundance of flora that defines the character of the local basin. Holywell keeps a watchful distance from the rush of modern transit, favouring the slow progression of seasonal work in the surrounding pastures. Nearby, the water of Mere Pool gathers the sky into its dark surface, reflecting the stillness that permeates the wider parish. The horizon is shaped by the subtle rise of the land, grounding the houses in a geography defined by traditional tillage and the persistence of the soil. Each lane leading away from the centre carries the scent of damp grass and woodsmoke, persistent markers of a life lived close to the ground.
Flight conditions near Holywell. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Holywell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holywell, Herefordshire, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Holywell includes coordinates 52.066591, -2.915651, in the county of Herefordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Holywell is available on the Holywell map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Herefordshire 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.