Breaden Heath rests upon the quiet, moss-rich plains of Shropshire, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clamour of modern industry. It lies 3.0 miles east-north-east of Ellesmere (from Ellesmere: bearing 68°T, OS grid SJ 445 365), and is situated north-north-east of Welshampton village. The light here possesses a singular clarity, casting long, pale shadows across the flat fields that seem to hold the memory of ancient water. Just over a mile to the south-east, the Llangollen Canal slices a silver ribbon through the earth, bringing a slow, deliberate movement to the surrounding stillness. Breaden Heath maintains a modest, unassuming character, defined by the low-lying terrain that slowly drains into the deeper basins of the nearby wetlands. To the south-west, the rare, protected expanse of Clarepool Moss SSSI serves as a reminder of the wild, untamed boglands that once dominated this part of the county. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp peat and open sky, distinguishing the landscape from the denser, wooded valleys further south. This topography demands a patient eye to appreciate the subtle variations in colour, where the green of the grazing land meets the darker, stubborn earth of the heath.
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Live animated radar for Breaden Heath and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Breaden Heath, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Breaden Heath includes coordinates 52.923402, -2.826519, 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 Breaden Heath is available on the Breaden Heath 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.