Besford, Shropshire Weather
About Besford, Shropshire
Besford remains a quiet parcel of Shropshire earth, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the heavy, damp scent of the surrounding fields. It lies 3.5 miles south-east of Wem (from Wem: bearing 137°T, OS grid SJ 551 247), and is situated west-north-west of Stanton upon Hine Heath village. Low-lying pastures stretch toward the horizon, where the light often catches the moisture rising from the earth to create a pale, shimmering haze. To the north-east, the silent expanse of The Bog acts as a dark, peaty reservoir for the winter rains, holding the silence of the land in its hollows. A short distance to the south-east, the jagged, red sandstone remnants of Moreton Corbet Castle break the skyline like broken teeth, marking the passage of centuries with their crumbling, sun-bleached masonry. Besford keeps its own counsel, seemingly indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world beyond its narrow, hedged lanes. The soil here is heavy and stubborn, demanding much from those who work it, yet it yields a verdant growth that hides the scars of old industry and ancient boundaries. Small birds dart through the thickets, their sudden movements the only intrusion upon the stillness that defines the character of Besford.
Flight conditions near Besford. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Besford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Besford, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Besford, 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 Besford includes coordinates 52.818437, -2.666955, 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 Besford is available on the Besford 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.