Broughton commands a quiet authority over the rolling Staffordshire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient boundaries and long-faded hearths. It lies 5.0 miles north-west of Eccleshall (from Eccleshall: bearing 306°T, OS grid SJ 765 338), and is situated north of Fairoak village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, rhythmic swell of land, providing a subtle vantage point over the neighbouring terrain. Only a short distance to the north-north-west, the sheltered hollow of The Coombes draws the morning mist into its deep, verdant throat. Sunlight catches the edges of the fields surrounding Broughton, illuminating the stubborn persistence of the soil that has fed generations of hands. To the east, the historic silence of the moated site at Charnes Old Hall marks the passage of centuries with an inscrutable, water-bound patience. These features ground Broughton in a physical reality that transcends the fleeting nature of modern transit. The air remains crisp, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp woodland and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a landscape that asks for nothing but to be observed.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broughton, 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 Broughton includes coordinates 52.901543, -2.350677, 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 Broughton is available on the Broughton 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.