Blackwaters, Staffordshire Weather
About Blackwaters, Staffordshire
Blackwaters emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Staffordshire landscape as a pocket of rural stillness defined by its modest elevation and proximity to the open fields of the West Midlands. It lies 3.7 miles west-north-west of Eccleshall (from Eccleshall: bearing 303°T, OS grid SJ 780 324), and is situated west-north-west of Croxton village. The light here seems to hold a particular weight, thinning over the hedgerows in a way that turns the morning mist into a pale, translucent veil. A short distance to the north, the water at Bromley Pool reflects the grey-blue of the sky, mirroring the shifting clouds that drift across the horizon with an indifferent, slow grace. The terrain around Blackwaters retains the memory of older, more industrious times, evidenced by the nearby remains of the Bishop’s Wood Glass Furnace which speak of a vanished heat and purpose. Paths wind past these remnants, crossing land that feels largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the modern world. Visitors often find that the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, sharp flight of birds rising from the nearby Moated Site in Reynold's Orchard. Through the changing seasons, Blackwaters maintains a stoic character, grounded in the heavy, fertile earth that has long sustained the scattered farmsteads of this quiet corner of England.
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About This Blackwaters, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackwaters, Staffordshire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Blackwaters includes coordinates 52.88933, -2.32763, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Blackwaters is available on the Blackwaters map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Staffordshire 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.