Forton, Shropshire Weather
About Forton, Shropshire
Forton emerges from the Shropshire landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient, slow-moving presence of the River Severn. It lies 4.4 miles west-north-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 299°T, OS grid SJ 429 161), and is situated north-north-west of Montford Bridge village. The entire locality falls within the River Severn At Montford SSSI, where the river’s heavy, silt-laden waters exert a calming influence on the surrounding pasture. Fields here stretch toward the gentle rise of Allens Hill, which breaks the horizon to the southeast with a modest, grass-covered silhouette. The morning light often catches the lingering dampness of the meadows, turning the low-lying ground into a mirror for the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate fields, the remnants of Shrawardine Castle stand as a silent, weathered reminder of medieval boundaries that once governed these riparian stretches. Forton retains a singular, unbothered character, where the rhythm of the seasons remains more pronounced than the passing of any modern clock. This quietude is punctuated only by the seasonal pulse of the river as it carves its way through the valley floor.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Forton, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forton, 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 Forton includes coordinates 52.739538, -2.846704, 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 Forton is available on the Forton 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.