Blakeley emerges from the verdant folds of South Staffordshire as a quiet repository of mid-lands industry and rural transition. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Kingswinford (from Kingswinford: bearing 329°T, OS grid SO 868 921), and is situated north-west of Himley village. Sunlight here catches the pale, weathered brickwork of older cottages, casting long shadows that stretch toward the distant, manicured grounds of Himley Hall. The horizon is defined by the subtle rise of the land, where the local terrain holds a heavy, damp stillness that recalls the labour of past generations. To the north, the clear, rushing waters of Warstones Brook carve a path through the earth, providing a rhythmic pulse to the otherwise hushed surroundings. Blakeley maintains a character defined by this proximity to water and the sprawling, ancient woodlands that guard the perimeter of the parish. As the season turns, the air cools and sharpens, revealing a landscape that prefers the solitude of the moor over the clamour of neighbouring hubs. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal deepening of the foliage across the surrounding hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blakeley, 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 Blakeley includes coordinates 52.527367, -2.194627, 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 Blakeley is available on the Blakeley 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.