Cold Ashby commands a high, windswept ridge in Northamptonshire, catching the first grey light that rolls across the midland plains. It lies 8.3 miles south-west of Market Harborough (from Market Harborough: bearing 216°T, OS grid SP 654 764), and is situated west-north-west of Thornby village. The earth here holds the heavy, stubborn quality of ancient clay, revealing the ghosts of medieval labour near the Monastic Grange East Of Manor Farm. From the village lanes, the eye is drawn to the stark prominence of Honey Hill, which breaks the horizon like a blunt, silent sentinel watching over the fields. Cold Ashby remains tethered to the slow pulse of the agricultural year, where the winter wind carries a sharp, metallic edge across the open plateau. To the north-east, the waters of Naseby Reservoir gather the sky, acting as a polished mirror for the shifting clouds that define the local weather. The architecture of the older dwellings, constructed from the ironstone of the region, absorbs the warmth of the sun and radiates a deep, burnt-honey glow during the late afternoon. This high ground forces a certain resilience upon those who inhabit it, as the landscape offers little shelter from the currents of the air.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cold Ashby, 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 Cold Ashby includes coordinates 52.381897, -1.039139, 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 Cold Ashby is available on the Cold Ashby 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.