Braunston, Northamptonshire Weather
About Braunston, Northamptonshire
Braunston commands a high, windswept ridge above the Grand Union Canal, its spire acting as a needle stitching the Northamptonshire sky to the earth. It lies 3.0 miles north-west of Daventry (from Daventry: bearing 319°T, OS grid SP 541 662), and is situated east-south-east of Willoughby village. The church of All Saints rises above the surrounding ironstone cottages, its presence a constant anchor for those navigating the slow, rhythmic passage of narrowboats through the locks below. Beyond the reach of the canal, the land softens into the quiet, grassy undulations of the Braunstonbury Deserted Medieval Village, where the ghostly lines of ancient moats and fishponds still hold the morning dew. Further north, the steep rise of Cleves Hill catches the shifting light, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have defined the agricultural life of Braunston for centuries. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and diesel, a duality born from the intersection of modern transit and the heavy, silent legacy of buried medieval foundations. Local life remains tethered to the water, where the traditional pride in canal heritage finds expression in the annual gatherings of colourful, painted vessels. This landscape offers a stark, honest beauty, one that demands a steady gaze to appreciate the way the centuries fold into one another across the open fields.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Braunston, Northamptonshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Braunston, Northamptonshire, 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 Braunston includes coordinates 52.291411, -1.207921, in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Braunston is available on the Braunston map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Northamptonshire 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.