Longden Common, Shropshire Weather
About Longden Common, Shropshire
Longden Common emerges from the rolling Shropshire landscape as a collection of dwellings scattered across high, open ground. It lies 6.0 miles south-south-west of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 213°T, OS grid SJ 438 044), and is situated south-south-west of Longden village. The horizon here is dominated by the rugged silhouette of Earl’s Hill, which rises to the west as a sentinel over the surrounding pastures. Light catches the edges of the fields in the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows that define the contours of the rising land. To the west, the dense canopy of Oaks Wood provides a dark, verdant contrast to the lighter hues of the cultivated earth. Longden Common maintains a quiet independence, defined more by its exposure to the prevailing winds than by the enclosure of sheltered valleys. The air carries a crisp, thin quality, typical of the elevated terrain that separates this place from the river meadows below. Residents often look toward the distant peaks, where the ancient geology of the region asserts its presence against the sky.
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Live animated radar for Longden Common and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Longden Common, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longden Common, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Longden Common includes coordinates 52.635293, -2.831154, 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 Longden Common is available on the Longden Common 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.