Norton, Wiltshire Weather
About Norton, Wiltshire
Norton remains a quiet gathering of limestone and earth, holding its own against the slow passage of the Wiltshire seasons. It lies 3.4 miles south-west of Malmesbury (from Malmesbury: bearing 235°T, OS grid ST 886 843), and is situated north-north-west of Hullavington village. The light here has a particular clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of the local cottages as the afternoon sun pulls long shadows across the fields. To the north, the River Avon (Sherston Branch) winds its way through the landscape, offering a cool, persistent pulse that dictates the growth of the surrounding meadows. Norton feels anchored by the ancient, silent presence of the Pillow Mound 280M South West Of Surrendell Farm, a tumulus that keeps its secrets beneath a shroud of deep-rooted grasses. The architecture reflects a history of agricultural patience, where the heavy, clay-rich soil has long demanded a steady hand from those who work the land. Visitors find that the quietude of the surrounding topography provides a rare relief from the frantic pace of the modern world. In the cool of the evening, one might observe how the silence of Norton amplifies the distant, rhythmic call of birds returning to the shelter of the nearby trees.
Flight conditions near Norton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Norton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Norton, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Norton, 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 Norton includes coordinates 51.558041, -2.165646, 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 Norton is available on the Norton 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.