Newtown, Wiltshire Weather
About Newtown, Wiltshire
Newtown remains a quiet collection of dwellings anchored in the rolling, chalk-fed topography of Wiltshire. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 41°T, OS grid ST 916 289), and is situated north-west of Wardour village. The air here holds a particular clarity, perhaps caught from the proximity of Beacon Hill, where the wind scours the grass and grants the observer a wide, sweeping dominion over the horizon. Beneath the slopes, the land yields to the quiet presence of Hatch House, its historic parkland offering a contrast of manicured order against the wilder, unkempt tangles of the surrounding copses. Newtown shares this landscape with a series of small, reflective waters that catch the changing light of the sky like fallen mirrors. The rhythm of life in Newtown follows the slow turning of the agricultural seasons, far removed from the clamour of busier thoroughfares. One might find that the earth beneath these footpaths feels ancient and firm, a testament to the long centuries of quiet cultivation that define this corner of the South West.
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Live animated radar for Newtown and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Newtown, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newtown, 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 Newtown includes coordinates 51.060258, -2.12081, 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 Newtown is available on the Newtown 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.