Red Hill commands a modest prominence in the Birmingham landscape, where the horizon broadens to embrace the shifting temperaments of the West Midlands sky. It lies 5.6 miles north of Redditch (from Redditch: bearing 3°T, OS grid SP 045 766), and is situated north-west of Forhill village. The eponymous Red Hill rises just a short distance to the north-east, offering a vantage point where the light catches the contours of the earth with startling, golden clarity. To the south-west, the slopes of Wast Hill provide a quiet counterpoint, anchoring the hamlet within a terrain that feels both ancient and unassuming. The geography here is defined by these subtle elevations, which break the monotony of the sprawling urban fringe with sudden, grassy swells. Residents often find respite in the nearby Shannon Road Open Space, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and seasonal change across the open fields. History lingers in the quiet margins, far removed from the clamour of central Birmingham, allowing a rare stillness to settle over the local lanes. Red Hill remains a place of quiet transitions, where the modern world brushes against the enduring, unadorned character of the countryside.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Hill, West Midlands, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Red Hill includes coordinates 52.387518, -1.93507, in the county of West Midlands, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Red Hill is available on the Red Hill map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the West Midlands 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.