Benington, Hertfordshire Weather
About Benington, Hertfordshire
Benington holds a quiet command over the rolling chalk plateau of East Hertfordshire, where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than it does in the lower plains. It lies 3.7 miles east of Stevenage (from Stevenage: bearing 96°T, OS grid TL 298 236), and is situated north-west of Burn's Green village. The earth here is firm and ancient, marked by the silent, grass-grown humps of Benington Castle, where the memory of Norman stone still haunts the soil beneath the grazing sheep. Nearby, the sprawling grounds of Benington Lordship offer a sudden, vibrant contrast, with gardens that bloom in defiance of the austere, wind-swept ridges. Sunlight catches the flint-knapped walls of the local parish church, reflecting a cold, pale brilliance that has remained unchanged for centuries. Benington remains defined by these high, open fields and the deep, tangled shadows cast by the nearby Benington High Wood SSSI, where the air holds the scent of damp loam and decaying beech leaves. The rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, governed by the slow rotation of crops and the shifting light across the heavy, clay-rich furrows. This landscape does not ask for attention, but instead draws the observer into its own stoic, enduring stillness.
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About This Benington, Hertfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benington, Hertfordshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Benington includes coordinates 51.89643, -0.114197, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Benington is available on the Benington map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hertfordshire 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.