Fosbury, Wiltshire Weather
About Fosbury, Wiltshire
Fosbury anchors the high, chalky ridges of the North Wessex Downs, where the horizon broadens into a vast, silent expanse of open sky. It lies 5.6 miles north-east of Ludgershall (from Ludgershall: bearing 38°T, OS grid SU 319 580), and is situated west-north-west of Vernham Dean village. The landscape surrounding Fosbury feels ancient, defined by the sharp, defensive silhouette of Fosbury Camp, a massive Iron Age enclosure that commands the southern approach. Ancient earthworks ripple across the turf nearby, particularly where the Long Barrow on Smay Down marks the ridgeline with a quiet, earthen permanence. Winds scour the slopes of Haydown Hill, carrying the scent of crushed limestone and dry grasses across the elevated plateau. Fosbury retains a solitary character, far removed from the bustle of modern thoroughfares and defined instead by the stark geometry of the surrounding fields. The light here shifts with a sudden, piercing clarity, illuminating the flint-strewn tracks that crisscross the chalk. Agriculture dictates the slow pulse of the calendar, leaving the land to rest under the wide, unencumbered gaze of the Wiltshire clouds.
Flight conditions near Fosbury. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Fosbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Fosbury, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fosbury, 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 Fosbury includes coordinates 51.320303, -1.54255, 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 Fosbury is available on the Fosbury 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.