Maidwell holds a quiet authority over the Northamptonshire landscape, its stone walls weathering the passage of seasons with a stoic, grey indifference. It lies 5.0 miles south-west of Desborough (from Desborough: bearing 222°T, OS grid SP 749 771), and is situated west-north-west of Draughton village. The light here often catches the limestone facades at dusk, lending a sudden, pale warmth to the architecture that seems to defy the cooling air. Beyond the residential lanes, the terrain dips toward the marshy basin of Maidwell Dale, where the earth holds a dark, damp scent of ancient, unhurried growth. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Dale Pond reflect the passing clouds, acting as a silver mirror for the birds that trace arcs above the reeds. The River Nene Brampton Branch follows a modest, winding path through the surrounding fields, carving a boundary between the pasture and the encroaching wild. History lingers in the local churchyard, where the inscriptions on weather-beaten markers have begun to soften under the relentless friction of wind and rain. Maidwell retains a singular, sparse dignity, defined less by its modest size than by the expansive, open horizon that surrounds it on every side.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maidwell, 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 Maidwell includes coordinates 52.387643, -0.89995, 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 Maidwell is available on the Maidwell 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.