Coton, Staffordshire Weather
About Coton, Staffordshire
Coton marks the quiet periphery of the Tamworth district, where the industrial reach of the West Midlands begins to soften into the pastoral rhythms of Staffordshire. It lies 1.7 miles west-north-west of Tamworth (from Tamworth: bearing 296°T, OS grid SK 183 052), and is situated east-north-east of Hopwas village. Low-hanging light often clings to the fields here, illuminating the transition between the brick-and-mortar density of the nearby town and the open, working earth of the countryside. Beyond the immediate residences, the ancient canopy of Hopwas Hays Wood offers a dense, protective silence that has stood as a persistent landmark for centuries. Coton remains anchored by this proximity to the timbered shadows of the woodland, providing a stark, verdant contrast to the engineered grid of modern suburban life. The air carries a distinct sharpness, particularly when the wind travels from the direction of the historic ruins at Hopwas Hays Woodhouse, where the remnants of stonework seem to hold the memory of a colder, more industrious age. Residents look out across a landscape defined by this interplay of managed green spaces and the remnants of a rural past that refuses to be entirely subsumed. Coton stands as a measured pause in the geography of the county, balancing the encroaching sprawl with a stubborn, quiet adherence to the horizon.
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About This Coton, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coton, 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 Coton includes coordinates 52.64433, -1.729526, 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 Coton is available on the Coton 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.