Orleton Common, Herefordshire Weather
About Orleton Common, Herefordshire
Orleton Common retains a quiet, persistent character defined by the slow transition from the Herefordshire lowlands toward the higher, broken ground of the borderlands. It lies 4.6 miles south-south-west of Ludlow (from Ludlow: bearing 209°T, OS grid SO 475 682), and is situated north-west of Orleton village. The land here rises with a deliberate, muscular intention, drawing the eye toward the dark, wooded silhouettes of Patrick’s Hill and Woodcock Hill that loom to the north and west. These ridges act as silent sentinels, casting long, cool shadows across the fields as the afternoon light begins to thin. Below these heights, the earth holds a damp, clay-heavy richness that has sustained small-scale agriculture for generations. Orleton Common sits apart from the frantic pace of modern thoroughfares, preserving a sense of isolation that feels both fragile and enduring. The wind often carries the scent of turned earth and damp bracken, a reminder of the proximity to the uncultivated fringes of the county. Life at Orleton Common is measured by the turn of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, anchored by the unchanging contours of the surrounding hills.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Orleton Common, Herefordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orleton Common, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Orleton Common includes coordinates 52.309669, -2.77137, 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 Orleton Common is available on the Orleton Common 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.