Norton Wood, Herefordshire Weather
About Norton Wood, Herefordshire
Norton Wood remains a quiet enclave of Herefordshire, where the heavy clays of the earth hold the winter damp long after the sun has climbed high. It lies 7.0 miles south-east of Kington (from Kington: bearing 140°T, OS grid SO 368 478), and is situated north of Staunton on Wye village. The horizon here is defined by the slow, deliberate rise of the land, which shelters the fields from the more aggressive winds sweeping off the Welsh borders. To the east, the dense canopy of Yazor Wood catches the morning light, turning the leaves into a shimmering, bruised copper that contrasts sharply with the pale, lime-washed masonry of local farmsteads. Norton Wood itself maintains a stoic pace, governed by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the hedgerows rather than the frantic pulse of distant commerce. A short distance to the west, The Sturts SSSI provides a sanctuary for damp-loving flora, ensuring the water table remains a vital, unseen force beneath the pasture. The air carries a scent of crushed grass and cooling stone, a tangible reminder of the agricultural patience required to work this particular corner of the county. In the evening, the shadows lengthen across the lanes, grounding the horizon in a profound, darkening stillness that seems to have persisted for centuries.
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Live animated radar for Norton Wood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Norton Wood, Herefordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norton Wood, 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 Norton Wood includes coordinates 52.125703, -2.924094, 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 Norton Wood is available on the Norton Wood 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.