Maple Cross, Hertfordshire Weather
About Maple Cross, Hertfordshire
Maple Cross occupies a ridge of high ground where the chalky earth meets the shifting influence of the Colne Valley. It lies 2.0 miles west-south-west of Rickmansworth (from Rickmansworth: bearing 240°T, OS grid TQ 032 927), and is situated north of West Hyde village. The landscape here is defined by a quiet industriousness, where the hum of the nearby motorway is punctuated by the sudden, sharp silence of the surrounding woodlands. Much of the land around Maple Cross falls within the Old Park Wood SSSI, where the ancient, tangled roots of beech trees hold fast against the slope. To the east, the light reflects off the still, slate-grey surfaces of Springwell Lake, drawing the eye toward the horizon where the land flattens toward the river basin. The houses of Maple Cross cluster with a pragmatic solidity, their brickwork reflecting the cool, pale quality of the Hertfordshire sun. Residents often walk the paths toward Hornhill, where the incline offers a panoramic view of the quiet, low-lying fields that stretch out toward the Thames basin. Every gust of wind across this plateau carries the faint, damp scent of the water-logged gravel pits, grounding the place firmly in its geological history.
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About This Maple Cross, Hertfordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maple Cross, 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 Maple Cross includes coordinates 51.624413, -0.50915, 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 Maple Cross is available on the Maple Cross 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.