Rawnsley, Staffordshire Weather
About Rawnsley, Staffordshire
Rawnsley emerges from the rising terrain of Staffordshire as a place defined by the heavy, coal-dusted legacy of the Chase. It lies 2.8 miles east-north-east of Cannock (from Cannock: bearing 66°T, OS grid SK 019 120), and is situated south-south-west of Hazelslade village. The horizon here is broken by the gentle rise of Cockpit Hill, where the wind carries a sharp, ancient clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the red-brick cottages below. To the north-east, the still, dark waters of Hazelslade Pool capture the shifting grey of the English sky, mirroring the quiet transition from industrial grit to wilder, heathland earth. Rawnsley retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, its streetscapes echoing a time when the labour of the earth dictated the pace of every household. A short walk away, the rolling expanse of Hednesford Hills Common offers a panoramic view of the basin, where the light hits the gorse with a pale, sudden brilliance. This landscape remains deeply rooted in the subterranean rhythms of its past, holding onto a stillness that persists long after the colliery whistles have faded into memory.
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About This Rawnsley, Staffordshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rawnsley, 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 Rawnsley includes coordinates 52.706475, -1.973154, 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 Rawnsley is available on the Rawnsley 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.