Ponthen, Shropshire Weather
About Ponthen, Shropshire
Ponthen exhales a quiet, low-lying stillness across the pastoral reaches of western Shropshire. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-east of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 158°T, OS grid SJ 338 172), and is situated south-west of Edgerley village. The horizon here is defined by the modest, persistent heave of the land, where the Afon Efyrnwy winds its silver thread through the fields just 0.8 miles to the west-south-west. Moisture clings to the heavy, clay-rich soil, lending an emerald depth to the pastures that surround the modest dwellings of Ponthen. To the east, the rhythmic, seasonal rise of Dunkett Brook marks the boundary of the local water table, subtly dictating the pace of the agricultural calendar. A short distance to the north, the earth rises into the forgotten elevation of the Belan Bank Motte and Bailey, a relic that watches over the flat expanse with the patience of stone. The air possesses a particular clarity, often sharpened by the cool drafts descending from the distant height of Bulthy Hill. Here, the landscape does not clamour for attention, preferring instead to hold its own history in the slow, deliberate growth of the hedgerows.
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About This Ponthen, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ponthen, 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 Ponthen includes coordinates 52.749059, -2.980803, 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 Ponthen is available on the Ponthen 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.