Ford, Wiltshire Weather
About Ford, Wiltshire
Ford claims a quiet stretch of Wiltshire where the limestone earth holds the warmth of the sun long after the light has begun to fade. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 323°T, OS grid ST 840 748), and is situated south of Castle Combe village. The land rises with a deliberate grace toward the crest of Ford Hill, where the horizon broadens to reveal the textured patchwork of the surrounding fields. Below these elevations, the landscape remains defined by the persistent, rhythmic clarity of the watercourses that carve through the valley floor. Nearby, the slopes of Common Hill rise with a quiet authority, offering a vantage point over the ancient, slumbering contours of the countryside. The stone of Ford itself seems to have been drawn directly from the bedrock, reflecting the cool, grey tones of a sky that is rarely still. Each lane carries the weight of a long agricultural silence, interrupted only by the seasonal shift of the winds moving across the open meadows. These pathways invite a slow passage, allowing the observer to appreciate how the architecture of the place bows to the subtle demands of the rising ground.
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Live animated radar for Ford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ford, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ford, 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 Ford includes coordinates 51.472189, -2.230339, 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 Ford is available on the Ford 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.