Poynton, Shropshire Weather
About Poynton, Shropshire
Poynton maintains a quiet, unassuming presence amidst the flat, working fields of the Shropshire plain. It lies 5.9 miles north-east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 55°T, OS grid SJ 570 178), and is situated north-north-west of Roden village. The land here possesses a steady, unadorned gravity, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a pale, expansive clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the hedgerows. A short distance to the west, the ancient earthworks of the slight univallate hillfort on Ebury Hill rise as a silent sentinel, marking a geography shaped by long-forgotten territorial ambitions. Poynton feels distinctly removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, favouring instead the slow, methodical pace of agricultural cycles. To the south-west, the medieval fishpond reservoir near Haughmond Abbey reflects the shifting clouds in dark, still waters, a remnant of a monastic landscape that once defined these reaches. The low-lying pastures surrounding Poynton are broken only by the occasional stand of trees or the precise lines of drainage ditches, creating a landscape of functional, muted beauty. Here, the passage of time is measured not by monuments, but by the subtle change in the quality of light as it glides over the open, furrowed earth.
Flight conditions near Poynton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Poynton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Poynton, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Poynton, 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 Poynton includes coordinates 52.756946, -2.637891, 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 Poynton is available on the Poynton 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.