Alkington, Shropshire Weather
About Alkington, Shropshire
Alkington emerges from the quiet Shropshire expanse as a collection of fields and dwellings bound by the slow rotation of the seasons. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-west of Whitchurch (from Whitchurch: bearing 204°T, OS grid SJ 531 393), and is situated north-west of Tilstock village. The land here holds the light with a pale, silver clarity, reflecting the damp earth and the heavy, moisture-laden skies characteristic of the West Midlands. To the north-north-west, the earth rises in a subtle, ancient mound where the ruins of Pan Castle remain as a silent sentinel over the surrounding pastures. Alkington retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, where the only movement is the wind bending the tall grasses. A short distance to the east, the waters of Alderford Lake catch the shifting clouds, offering a glassy surface that mirrors the transition from afternoon to dusk. The agricultural heritage of the region lingers in the boundary hedges and the deep, furrowed tracks that criss-cross the damp loam. Through the long, quiet evenings, the air remains still, carrying only the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle from the neighbouring farms.
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Live animated radar for Alkington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alkington, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alkington, Shropshire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alkington includes coordinates 52.949201, -2.699297, in the county of Shropshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alkington is available on the Alkington map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Shropshire 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.