Stretton Westwood, Shropshire Weather
About Stretton Westwood, Shropshire
Stretton Westwood endures as a quiet collection of stone and timber, anchored firmly within the limestone ridge of the Wenlock Edge SSSI. It lies 1.9 miles west-south-west of Much Wenlock (from Much Wenlock: bearing 241°T, OS grid SO 595 983), and is situated north of Bourton village. The land here rises in stubborn, fossil-rich strata, where the heavy scent of crushed damp leaves often drifts from the nearby Blakeway Coppice. Stretton Westwood keeps a low profile against the horizon, its cottages appearing as if they were hewn directly from the very escarpment that defines the local geography. The light in this corner of Shropshire possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of the drystone walls that partition the fields. Travellers passing through might notice the sudden silence that descends when the wind dies away, leaving only the distant, rhythmic lowing of cattle. Beyond the immediate cluster of dwellings, the terrain slopes sharply into rugged hollows, revealing the ancient, geological skeleton of the region. This modest existence remains tethered to the slow, seasonal shifts of the earth, far removed from the clamour of more crowded modern centres.
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About This Stretton Westwood, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stretton Westwood, 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 Stretton Westwood includes coordinates 52.581533, -2.599064, 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 Stretton Westwood is available on the Stretton Westwood 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.