Upper Shirley, London Weather
About Upper Shirley, London
Upper Shirley rises upon the chalky ridges of the North Downs, where the light catches the high suburban canopy with a cool, silvery clarity. It lies 3.9 miles north of Warlingham (from Warlingham: bearing 2°T, OS grid TQ 356 648), and is situated north of Farleigh village. The silhouette of the Shirley Windmill stands as a sentinel over these slopes, its white weatherboarding catching the morning sun in a way that recalls the agricultural stillness of a vanished age. Beyond the residential avenues, the expansive grounds of Addington Palace offer a formal grace, where the heavy scent of damp earth and ancient timber lingers in the air. Residents often walk the perimeter of Heathfield, where the land falls away in long, quiet folds that seem to hold the memory of the open heath. This landscape maintains a deliberate distance from the frantic pulse of central London, favouring instead the slow turning of seasons across its elevated terrain. Upper Shirley retains a composure defined by its geography, where the elevation provides a vantage point over the shifting shadows of the valley below. The architecture here speaks of a mid-century expansion that respects the natural contours of the ridge, ensuring that the sky remains the most prominent feature of the horizon.
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About This Upper Shirley, London Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Shirley, 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 Upper Shirley includes coordinates 51.366873, -0.052868, 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 Upper Shirley is available on the Upper Shirley 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.