The Rock, Shropshire Weather
About The Rock, Shropshire
The Rock rises as a distinct ridge of land, shaped by a legacy of coal extraction that once defined the rugged contours of the Shropshire landscape. It lies 0.9 miles west-north-west of Telford (from Telford: bearing 298°T, OS grid SJ 684 094). Sunlight catches the weathered brickwork of older cottages here, casting long, sharp shadows that trace the incline of the sloping streets. To the south, the rising profile of Heath Hill anchors the horizon, its slopes offering a quiet vantage point over the industrial transition of the valley floor below. Residents often walk toward the open spaces of Newdale, where the grass grows thick and unmanicured against the encroaching suburban edge. The Rock maintains a stubborn, elevated character, turning its back on the sprawling flatness of the nearby plains to face the winds coming off the Welsh borders. Even as modern roads carve through the surrounding terrain, the high ground of The Rock retains a sense of seclusion, elevated above the hum of the nearby transit routes. This high-point geography grants the place a bracing clarity, where the air feels thinner and the evening light lingers longer against the rooftops than it does in the basin of the town.
Flight conditions near The Rock. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for The Rock and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This The Rock, Shropshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Rock, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for The Rock includes coordinates 52.681517, -2.467526, 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 The Rock is available on the The Rock 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.