Wharton emerges from the pastoral tapestry of Herefordshire as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the rhythms of the surrounding earth. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Leominster (from Leominster: bearing 160°T, OS grid SO 508 556), and is situated west-south-west of Stoke Prior village. The land here rises in modest swells, where the dark, rounded silhouette of War Hill stands sentinel over the nearby fields. To the west, the canopy of Brierley Wood captures the low afternoon light, filtering it into long, golden bars that stretch across the meadows. Wharton remains tethered to an agricultural heritage, where the heavy, clay-rich soil dictates the turning of the seasons and the slow pace of rural life. A short walk toward the horizon reveals how the terrain folds into itself, creating a landscape that feels private and intensely observed. The air often carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby waterways, reminding one that the land is shaped as much by water as by the plough. Through the changing weather, Wharton maintains a composure that belongs to a place long accustomed to the quiet passage of time.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wharton, 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 Wharton includes coordinates 52.1968, -2.720592, 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 Wharton is available on the Wharton 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.