Kington, Herefordshire Weather
About Kington, Herefordshire
Kington rises where the earth folds into the rugged knuckles of the Welsh border, defined by the swift passage of the River Arrow. It lies 12.4 miles west of Leominster (from Leominster: bearing 263°T, OS grid SO 297 566), and is situated west-north-west of Lyonshall village. Ancient tracks once guided drovers through these hills, leaving a legacy of trade that persists in the robust agricultural heart of the local economy. The high, exposed slopes of Bradnor Hill look down upon the streets, where the light catches the stone of old buildings that have weathered centuries of wind. Markets still stir the air with the scent of livestock and earth, anchoring the commerce of the region to its deep, agrarian roots.
St Mary the Virgin watches over the landscape from its elevated perch, where the weathered Churchyard Cross stands as a quiet witness to the generations who have walked this ground. Visitors often wander toward the sprawling greenery of Hergest Croft, a place where rare trees hold the stillness of the afternoon in their heavy, shade-dappled boughs. The spirit of the past lingers in the artifacts preserved at Kington Museum, revealing the humble, working lives that shaped the character of these borderlands. Local life moves with a deliberate, steady pulse, far removed from the frantic pace of the wider world. Whether tracing the contours of the nearby summit or pausing by the ancient stones, one finds a place that keeps its own counsel and treasures the simple clarity of the horizon.
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About This Kington, Herefordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kington, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Kington includes coordinates 52.203782, -3.02895, 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 Kington is available on the Kington 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.