Shawbury, Shropshire Weather
About Shawbury, Shropshire
Shawbury emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the Shropshire plain, where the River Roden carves a deliberate path through the heavy, moisture-rich silt. It lies 5.5 miles south-south-east of Wem (from Wem: bearing 149°T, OS grid SJ 558 212), and is situated west-south-west of Edgebolton village. The horizon here is vast and indifferent, often dominated by the low, grey silhouettes of aircraft rising from the nearby airfield to pierce the heavy, cloud-laden sky. A quiet tension persists between this modern aeronautical industry and the remnants of the past, most notably found at the moated site 140m east of St Mary's Church, where water reflects the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons. Ancient, gnarled trees stand as silent witnesses to the shifting fortunes of the land, their roots reaching deep into ground that has felt the weight of medieval iron and modern steel alike. To the north, the skeletal remains of the Gatehouse stand in solitary defiance of the elements, a stone sentinel that marks the boundary between the cultivated fields and the wilder spirit of the Shropshire countryside. Shawbury retains an austere, functional beauty, defined not by ornamental flourishes but by the cold, clear light that clarifies the edges of every furrow and brick. Beyond the immediate periphery, the dense, shadowed canopy of Shawbury Heath offers a refuge of tangled bramble and silver birch, providing a stark, untamed contrast to the orderly lines of the surrounding pastures.
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Live animated radar for Shawbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Shawbury, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shawbury, 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 Shawbury includes coordinates 52.787306, -2.655728, 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 Shawbury is available on the Shawbury 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.