Compton, Wiltshire Weather
About Compton, Wiltshire
Chalk-dusted tracks and ancient, silent ridges define the horizon surrounding Compton. It lies 6.6 miles west-north-west of Tidworth (from Tidworth: bearing 286°T, OS grid SU 132 520), and is situated north-west of Enford village. Beneath the turf of the surrounding fields, the Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval Occupation Sites and Associated Cultivation Earthworks hold the quiet ghosts of agricultural cycles that began long before the current map was drawn. A short distance away, the Round Barrow South-West Of Compton Farm creates a subtle swell in the earth, catching the low, pale light of the Wiltshire afternoon. Compton remains a place where the wind carries the scent of damp limestone and the sharp, clean memory of the chalk downs. The landscape here does not clamour for attention, preferring instead the muted dignity of open spaces and the slow erosion of centuries. Farmers still work the soil that hides the remnants of the past, their machinery tracing lines across the same contours that served as foundations for early dwellings. History in Compton is not a static display but a persistent weight, felt in the way the shadows lengthen across the rolling slopes as evening settles over the valley.
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Live animated radar for Compton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Compton, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Compton, 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 Compton includes coordinates 51.267757, -1.810907, 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 Compton is available on the Compton 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.