Porth-y-waen, Shropshire Weather
About Porth-y-waen, Shropshire
Porth-y-waen emerges from the limestone borders of Shropshire where the earth shifts from the plains of England toward the rugged ascent of the Welsh hills. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-west of Croesoswallt (from Croesoswallt: bearing 206°T, OS grid SJ 260 238), and is situated east-south-east of Nantmawr village. Sunlight here catches the pale, fractured rock faces that once fed the industrial hunger of the region, leaving behind deep, silent reservoirs like Blodwel Quarry. A quiet melancholy hangs over the landscape, where the ancient, earthwork spine of Offa’s Dyke runs silently just a short distance to the north. These limestone ridges hold the memory of heavy machinery and cold stone, yet they soften now under the encroaching moss and the persistent return of wild grasses. The high, sweeping ground of the Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills SSSI dominates the horizon, offering a stark, elevated perspective over the valley floor. Porth-y-waen carries the weight of this mineral history, its character shaped by the intersection of hard labour and the slow, relentless reclamation of the natural world.
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About This Porth-y-waen, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Porth-y-waen, 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 Porth-y-waen includes coordinates 52.806855, -3.098706, 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 Porth-y-waen is available on the Porth-y-waen 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.