Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire Weather
About Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire
Broad Blunsdon rises upon the limestone ridge of north Wiltshire, commanding views that stretch across the expansive Thames Valley. It lies 3.3 miles west-south-west of Highworth (from Highworth: bearing 249°T, OS grid SU 150 905), and is situated north-east of Blunsdon St Andrew village. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, catching the pale stone of older cottages before sliding down the slopes toward the lower fields. To the east, the rounded prominence of Castle Hill anchors the horizon, its ancient earthworks holding a quiet, enduring gravity against the passage of modern traffic. Broad Blunsdon retains a distinct character, defined by its high position and the way the wind sweeps unimpeded over the nearby rise of Stubb’s Hill. Farmers have worked these clay and brash soils for centuries, leaving a landscape patterned by the persistence of agricultural labour. The architecture remains grounded in the local geology, with houses constructed from the very rock that defines the underlying shelf of the Cotswolds. Quiet lanes wind through the centre, where the atmosphere holds a deliberate, measured stillness that feels entirely removed from the neighbouring sprawl of Swindon.
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About This Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Broad Blunsdon, 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 Broad Blunsdon includes coordinates 51.613724, -1.783854, 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 Broad Blunsdon is available on the Broad Blunsdon 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.