Newtown, Shropshire Weather
About Newtown, Shropshire
Newtown emerges from the quiet Shropshire plains as a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the steady, unadorned work of the surrounding fields. It lies 6.7 miles south-west of Wem (from Wem: bearing 233°T, OS grid SJ 426 224), and is situated north-east of Baschurch village. The landscape here holds a stillness that gathers in the hollows, where the light often catches the damp, dark earth of the low-lying pastures. To the north-east, the waters of Berth Pool mirror the shifting grey of the sky, serving as a silent anchor for the local horizon. A short distance away, the ancient earthworks of The Berth rise as a subtle reminder of the generations that have walked this ground long before the current boundaries were drawn. Newtown maintains a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the slow, deliberate turn of agricultural life. The air carries a crisp clarity, particularly when the wind drifts over the open land from the nearby water bodies. Each lane in Newtown speaks to a functional, grounded existence, where the horizon remains wide and the pace is measured by the sun.
Flight conditions near Newtown. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Newtown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Newtown, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newtown, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Newtown includes coordinates 52.796679, -2.851433, 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 Newtown is available on the Newtown 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.