Four Crosses marks a confluence of transit routes where the steady pulse of modern traffic brushes against the quiet, enduring geography of Staffordshire. It lies 1.4 miles west-south-west of Cannock (from Cannock: bearing 253°T, OS grid SJ 956 095), and is situated east-north-east of Calf Heath village. Here, the land begins to settle into a low, measured basin that captures the pale, thin light of early winter afternoons with startling clarity. To the west, the surface of Gailey Upper Reservoir holds the sky in a mirror of glass, undisturbed by the transit of nearby commuters. Four Crosses remains defined by these narrow margins, where the sharp, industrial hum of the roadway fades into the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding fields. The proximity of Wyrley Brook ensures that the soil retains a persistent, dark richness, feeding the hawthorn hedges that partition the landscape into precise, green geometries. Such features provide a stark contrast to the utilitarian movement of the roads, grounding Four Crosses in a landscape that has long served as a quiet thoroughfare for those passing through the heart of the region.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Four Crosses, 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 Four Crosses includes coordinates 52.683976, -2.066346, 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 Four Crosses is available on the Four Crosses 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.