Salfords unfolds across the low-lying clay of Surrey, a place where the sprawl of the modern commuter belt meets the persistent, quiet dampness of the Weald. It lies 2.2 miles north of Horley (from Horley: bearing 356°T, OS grid TQ 281 465), and is situated east of Irons Bottom village. The landscape here is defined by a subtle, water-heavy geography, where the slow, dark veins of Burstow Stream pull moisture from the earth to sustain the surrounding meadows. In the late afternoon, the light catches the silvered surface of the water, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that climb toward the modest rise of Saxley Hill. Salfords retains a functional, unsentimental character, shaped by the steady hum of the nearby railway line and the remnants of its industrial past. The houses are arranged with a pragmatic efficiency, their brickwork weathering under the influence of prevailing south-westerly winds. Beyond the residential lanes, the ground turns soft and yielding, a reminder that the land remains stubbornly linked to the hydrological rhythms of the valley floor. It is a place of transit and quiet industry, where the sky feels expansive above the flat, heavy soil of the Surrey border.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salfords, Surrey, 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 Salfords includes coordinates 51.203475, -0.16723, in the county of Surrey, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Salfords is available on the Salfords map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Surrey 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.