Orcop, Herefordshire Weather
About Orcop, Herefordshire
Orcop reveals itself as a quiet confluence of hedgerows and rolling Herefordshire terrain, where the horizon holds a weight of ancient, undisturbed earth. It lies 7.9 miles west of Ross-on-Wye (from Ross-on-Wye: bearing 279°T, OS grid SO 473 262), and is situated south-south-west of Orcop Hill village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, geological patience, marked by the weathered stone of the Churchyard Cross in St John the Baptist's Churchyard, which stands as a silent sentinel over the local burials. Nearby, the earthen ramparts of Orcop Castle rise from the pasture like a forgotten spine, offering a stark reminder of medieval fortification in a land now surrendered to the grazing of sheep. The light in the afternoon often catches the sharp, singular incline of Saddlebow Hill, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields toward the winding path of the Garren Brook. Orcop maintains a character defined by its isolation, where the air tastes of damp moss and the persistent, low-frequency hum of rural industry. Each lane around Orcop serves as a conduit for the seasonal shift, from the pale, tentative green of spring to the rusted, skeletal browns of winter. The history of the place does not shout, but rather persists in the quiet, uneven texture of the stone walls that partition the countryside into a patchwork of deliberate, agricultural intent.
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About This Orcop, Herefordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orcop, 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 Orcop includes coordinates 51.931903, -2.766459, 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 Orcop is available on the Orcop 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.