Stiperstones, Shropshire Weather
About Stiperstones, Shropshire
Stiperstones commands a rugged horizon where the earth rises in jagged, quartzite teeth against the western sky. It lies 7.0 miles north-west of Church Stretton (from Church Stretton: bearing 305°T, OS grid SJ 361 002), and is situated south-south-west of Snailbeach village. The atmosphere here is shaped by the relentless sweep of wind across the high ridges, where the Stiperstones Landscape National Nature Reserve preserves a harsh, ancient beauty. To the south-west, the crumbling industrial remains of the Tankerville Lead Mine serve as a stark reminder of a time when the earth was hollowed for its hidden mineral wealth. A short distance to the south-east, the sheer, dark formation of the Devil's Chair looms, its rocky throne often wreathed in the shifting, low-hanging mists of the Shropshire hills. Stiperstones remains a place where the silence of the moorland presses close to the stone walls, broken only by the call of curlews navigating the thin, upland air. The light here has a peculiar clarity, catching the frost on the gorse or the pale, lichen-dusted rocks with a sharpness that defines the seasons. This high, exposed country demands a stoic resilience from those who dwell beneath its watchful, craggy heights.
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About This Stiperstones, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stiperstones, 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 Stiperstones includes coordinates 52.59619, -2.944654, 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 Stiperstones is available on the Stiperstones 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.