Old Coulsdon, London Weather
About Old Coulsdon, London
Old Coulsdon maintains a quiet elevation atop the North Downs, where the chalky earth meets the encroaching sprawl of Greater London. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Caterham (from Caterham: bearing 308°T, OS grid TQ 313 574), and is situated east-north-east of Netherne on-the-Hill village. The light here has a particular clarity, falling sharply across the expansive, ancient grasslands of the Farthing Downs And Happy Valley Sssi to the west. Old Coulsdon sits upon a ridge, a place where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the distant, muffled hum of motorway traffic. Residents often walk the perimeter of Lacy Green, a small space of managed grass that serves as a modest anchor for local life. To the south, the landscape falls away into the hidden folds of Happy Valley, where the contours of the land suggest a deeper, older silence than the surrounding suburbs provide. The houses here face the horizon with a steady, unadorned resolve, reflecting the transition from the metropolitan heart of Croydon to the rugged, open character of the Surrey border. This high ground remains a place of transit and observation, defined by the stark contrast between the heavy sky and the pale, porous soil beneath.
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About This Old Coulsdon, London Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Coulsdon, 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 Old Coulsdon includes coordinates 51.300745, -0.117568, 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 Old Coulsdon is available on the Old Coulsdon 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.