Firsdown, Wiltshire Weather
About Firsdown, Wiltshire
Firsdown emerges from the rolling chalk landscape of Wiltshire as a quiet collection of homes defined by the broad, open sky of the south-west. It lies 4.6 miles east-north-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 64°T, OS grid SU 210 333), and is situated north of Pitton village. Ancient earthworks mark the horizon, where the Long Barrow at Winterbourne rests a mere half-mile to the south-east, anchoring the present to a distant, silent past. To the north, the elevation of Battery Hill catches the first light of dawn, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields toward the gardens of Firsdown. The air here holds the crisp, clean scent of crushed chalk and wild grass, carried by winds that sweep unimpeded across the high plateau. Local life maintains a steady, unassuming pace, far removed from the clamour of the nearby trunk roads. Firsdown preserves a sense of stillness, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the shifting hues of the surrounding arable land. Throughout the day, the sun transforms the flint-strewn soil into a mosaic of silver and grey, reflecting the vast, changing canopy of the English clouds.
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Live animated radar for Firsdown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Firsdown, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Firsdown, 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 Firsdown includes coordinates 51.099164, -1.701471, 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 Firsdown is available on the Firsdown 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.