Slipton, Northamptonshire Weather
About Slipton, Northamptonshire
Limestone ridges and the quiet persistence of ancient hedgerows define the character of Slipton. It lies 2.8 miles west of Thrapston (from Thrapston: bearing 280°T, OS grid SP 950 793), and is situated north of Twywell village. Soft, low-slung light often catches the grey stone of the cottages, turning the midday haze into a pale, translucent silver. To the northeast, the expansive grounds of Drayton House stretch across one hundred and twelve hectares, their long shadows marking the slow turning of the seasons. Slipton retains a solitary, watchful air, seemingly content to let the busier thoroughfares of Northamptonshire pass it by. A short walk south reveals the rugged, iron-rich earth of the Twywell Gullet SSSI, where the ground bears the heavy, unyielding marks of past industrial extraction. These remnants of stone and soil possess a stark, honest beauty that refuses to soften for the casual observer. Slipton remains a place where the horizon feels vast, offering a grounded perspective on the changing sky above the Midlands.
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About This Slipton, Northamptonshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slipton, 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 Slipton includes coordinates 52.40393, -0.604009, 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 Slipton is available on the Slipton 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.