Longford, London Weather
About Longford, London
Longford reveals itself as a slender ribbon of habitation clinging to the western perimeter of London’s primary aviation hub. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of Staines-upon-Thames (from Staines-upon-Thames: bearing 16°T, OS grid TQ 049 768), and is situated east of Poyle village. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, low-frequency pulse of transit, where the sky is frequently sliced by the silver hulls of ascending aircraft. Beneath these flight paths, the Wraysbury River traces a quiet, winding course, its dark waters offering a stark contrast to the relentless industrial hum of the surrounding logistics parks. Longford maintains a peculiar, liminal character, caught between the heavy machinery of modern transport and the ancient, silty dampness of the riverine plains. To the north, the expansive greenery of Harmondsworth Moor provides a rare, wild sanctuary where the wind catches the tall grasses with a dry, papery sound. Near the southern edge, the 09L Heathrow Viewpoint offers a vantage point for those watching the precise, mechanical choreography of departure. Longford persists as a place of strange intersections, where the stillness of a reed-lined bank exists only moments away from the roar of global travel.
Flight conditions near Longford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Longford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longford, London Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longford, London, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Longford includes coordinates 51.481252, -0.489629, in the county of London, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Longford is available on the Longford map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the London 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.