Alton Barnes, Wiltshire Weather
About Alton Barnes, Wiltshire
Alton Barnes occupies a quiet stretch of the Vale of Pewsey, where the chalky earth meets a vast and watchful sky. It lies 6.3 miles east of Devizes (from Devizes: bearing 86°T, OS grid SU 105 620), and is situated north of Honeystreet village. The land here holds the stillness of centuries, interrupted only by the soft, persistent rustle of wind through the tall grasses. Above the rooftops, the ancient silhouette of Adam’s Grave: A Long Barrow on Walker’s Hill marks the horizon with a solemn, earthen gravity. Alton Barnes remains a place where the light seems to linger longer, catching the pale gold of the fields before sinking into the shadows of the downs. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the Crop Circle Visitor Centre & Exhibition, a curious modern counterpoint to the deep, prehistoric bones of the landscape. The church of St Mary the Virgin stands as a humble witness to this passage of time, its stone walls weathering the seasons with a quiet, stoic grace. Every path leading away from Alton Barnes offers a view of a countryside that feels both expansive and intimately known.
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About This Alton Barnes, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, 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 Alton Barnes includes coordinates 51.357372, -1.850463, in the county of Wiltshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alton Barnes is available on the Alton Barnes map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Wiltshire 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.