Long Buckby Wharf, Northamptonshire Weather
About Long Buckby Wharf, Northamptonshire
Long Buckby Wharf stretches along the Grand Union Canal as a quiet nexus of movement where the water reflects the shifting moods of the Northamptonshire sky. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Daventry (from Daventry: bearing 54°T, OS grid SP 611 653), and is situated north-north-east of Norton village. The gentle tension of narrowboats tethered to the towpath defines the daily tempo of Long Buckby Wharf, creating a rhythm dictated by the slow passage of locks. A short walk south reveals the earthworks of the Site of Bannaventa, where the ghosts of Roman commerce linger beneath the quiet, grassy mounds of the landscape. To the north-west, the Welton Grange Arm channels the surrounding agricultural expanse into the canal’s steady veins. The air here carries a particular sharpness in the autumn, caught between the industrial legacy of the waterway and the persistent, quiet endurance of the surrounding fields. Residents often look toward the rise of the horizon where the land lifts toward the hidden histories of the region. This passage of water serves as a living artery, connecting the quietude of the wharf to the wider, bustling world beyond the locks.
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About This Long Buckby Wharf, Northamptonshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Long Buckby Wharf, 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 Long Buckby Wharf includes coordinates 52.283229, -1.104631, 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 Long Buckby Wharf is available on the Long Buckby Wharf 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.