Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire Weather
About Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire
Limestone cottages catch the low, honeyed light of the Northamptonshire sun, defining the quiet character of Upper Benefield. It lies 3.7 miles west-north-west of Oundle (from Oundle: bearing 284°T, OS grid SP 982 893), and is situated west-north-west of Lower Benefield village. The land here rises in slow, deliberate swells, where the heavy clay soil holds the memory of rain and the turning of iron ploughs. Less than a mile to the south-south-east, the earth mounds of Benefield Castle remain as a sunken, silent witness to the medieval skirmishes that once disturbed this calm plateau. Beyond the hedgerows, the expansive Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods SSSI marks the horizon with a dense, dark boundary of ash and oak. Upper Benefield maintains a sparse, watchful stillness, far removed from the sharp clamour of industrial centres. The air carries a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly on mornings when the frost clings to the limestone walls and field gates. Every boundary stone and lane seems to hold its place with a stubborn, ancient gravity that refuses to be hurried by the passing of years.
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About This Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Benefield, 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 Upper Benefield includes coordinates 52.493662, -0.555035, 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 Upper Benefield is available on the Upper Benefield 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.