Compton, Staffordshire Weather
About Compton, Staffordshire
Compton holds a quiet dignity in the South Staffordshire landscape, where the earth carries the colour of iron and ancient, heavy clay. It lies 4.8 miles west-south-west of Kingswinford (from Kingswinford: bearing 239°T, OS grid SO 822 848), and is situated west-north-west of Kinver village. Sunlight often catches the low horizon here, illuminating the quiet waters of Lower Spring Pool and Temple Pool as they mirror the pale, shifting clouds of the West Midlands. The land rises with a subtle, stubborn insistence toward the rugged silhouette of Sheepwalks Hill, defining the western boundary of the horizon. Compton maintains a character defined by this proximity to the wilder reaches of the sandstone ridges, where the wind carries the scent of bracken and damp earth. Local life moves in harmony with these natural features, far removed from the clamour of larger industrial centres. The presence of such expansive, cooling waters provides a sanctuary for the local wildlife, grounding Compton in a stillness that feels both persistent and old.
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Live animated radar for Compton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Compton, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Compton, 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 Compton includes coordinates 52.461726, -2.262805, 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 Compton is available on the Compton 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.