Preston, Shropshire Weather
About Preston, Shropshire
Preston remains a quiet enclave of Shropshire, defined by the pastoral stillness that stretches across the Severn Valley. It lies 2.5 miles east of Shrewsbury (from Shrewsbury: bearing 98°T, OS grid SJ 530 119), and is situated south of Uffington village. Low-lying fields wrap around the perimeter, where the light often catches the silvered grasses in a way that makes the horizon shimmer like brushed silk. The gentle elevation of Ford Hill rises to the southwest, casting a long, protective shadow over the pastures as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Nearby, the expansive grounds of Longner Hall offer a grand, verdant counterpoint to the humble scale of the local hedgerows. Preston retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and ancient, undisturbed stone. Residents here observe the changing seasons through the shifting hues of the woodland canopy that borders the western reaches. Time moves with a deliberate, measured pace in Preston, dictated less by the clock and more by the turning of the soil and the flight of birds above the fields.
Flight conditions near Preston. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Preston and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Preston, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston, 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 Preston includes coordinates 52.703068, -2.695932, 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 Preston is available on the Preston 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.