Richards Castle, Herefordshire Weather
About Richards Castle, Herefordshire
Richards Castle draws its character from the quiet collision of Herefordshire earth and the lingering echoes of Norman ambition. It lies 3.3 miles south-south-west of Ludlow (from Ludlow: bearing 199°T, OS grid SO 493 696), and is situated north of Orleton village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate gravity, where the land rises toward the west to meet the ancient earthworks of the motte and bailey. These historic ruins hold a formidable silence, looking out over a geography that has long since traded the clamour of frontier defence for the steady rhythms of pastoral life. Nearby, the stone structure of the Dovecot at Court House serves as a curious, enduring witness to the meticulous agricultural habits of the past. Sunlight often catches the slope of the surrounding hills, illuminating the transition between the managed fields and the wilder, uneven terrain of Boneywell Dingle. Richards Castle remains a place where the weight of centuries feels less like a burden and more like a permanent, settled feature of the horizon. Each morning, the air here carries a crisp, unvarnished clarity that seems to sharpen the outlines of the hedgerows and the quiet lanes.
Flight conditions near Richards Castle. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Richards Castle and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Richards Castle, Herefordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richards Castle, 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 Richards Castle includes coordinates 52.322825, -2.744279, 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 Richards Castle is available on the Richards Castle 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.