Foscote, Wiltshire Weather
About Foscote, Wiltshire
Foscote emerges from the quiet Wiltshire landscape as a collection of stone dwellings that seem to have grown directly from the limestone bedrock. It lies 5.4 miles north-west of Chippenham (from Chippenham: bearing 315°T, OS grid ST 860 794), and is situated south-south-east of Grittleton village. The air here holds a distinct crispness, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke across the open fields. To the south, the modest rise of Rat Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point that watches over the slow turn of the seasons. Foscote maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world, as if time itself pauses to admire the simple geometry of the dry-stone walls. A short distance to the north-east, the small valley of Clapcote Brake collects the morning mist, which lingers long after the sun has begun its climb. The surrounding terrain is defined by its agricultural heritage, where the rhythmic hum of seasonal labour provides the only true punctuation to the silence. Foscote remains a place of profound reserve, where the light falls in long, pale slants across the fields, illuminating the enduring patience of the land.
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About This Foscote, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foscote, 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 Foscote includes coordinates 51.51353, -2.202447, 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 Foscote is available on the Foscote 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.