Orcop Hill rises as a quiet ridge of earth and stone, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the Herefordshire landscape. It lies 7.6 miles south-south-west of Hereford (from Hereford: bearing 194°T, OS grid SO 478 280), and is situated south-south-west of Wormelow Tump village. The morning light often catches the high ground here before it reaches the deeper valleys, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the base of Weaver's Hill. Orcop Hill maintains a stoic character, its lanes winding through fields where the soil is heavy and rich with the dampness of the west country. A short distance away, the earthwork remains of Orcop Castle mark a subtle depression in the landscape, a reminder of defensive works that have long since surrendered to the grass. The air carries a crisp, clean quality, unburdened by the heavy industry found in larger centres of trade. To the east, the Gamber flows with a steady, muted persistence, providing a constant, low-frequency hum to the rural silence. Those who travel these roads find that Orcop Hill does not announce itself with grand gestures, but through the enduring persistence of its old hedgerows and the steady climb of its slopes.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orcop Hill, 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 village. 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 Hill includes coordinates 51.948815, -2.759502, 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 Hill is available on the Orcop Hill 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.