Upper Colwall catches the early morning light as it spills over the ragged spine of the Malvern Hills, illuminating the steep, verdant slopes that define this high-altitude corner of Herefordshire. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Great Malvern (from Great Malvern: bearing 203°T, OS grid SO 764 433), and is situated north-east of Colwall Stone village. The landscape here is protected as part of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, preserving an ancient terrain where the earth rises sharply against the sky. To the east, the rising flank of Perseverance Hill commands the horizon, casting long, cool shadows across the residential lanes during the waning hours of the day. Upper Colwall sits directly within the Malvern Hills SSSI, a designation that guards the unique geological character of these craggy, wind-blown heights. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, carrying the scent of damp bracken and the quiet persistence of a landscape shaped by deep, subterranean shifts. Residents look out across a patchwork of fields that have remained largely unchanged in their configuration for generations, offering a view that reaches toward the distant, hazy borders of the Welsh marches.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Colwall, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Upper Colwall includes coordinates 52.087912, -2.345411, 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 Upper Colwall is available on the Upper Colwall 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.