Penleigh, Wiltshire Weather
About Penleigh, Wiltshire
Penleigh remains a quiet fragment of the Wiltshire landscape, defined by its low-lying fields and the slow, deliberate movement of the seasons. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of Westbury (from Westbury: bearing 246°T, OS grid ST 855 505), and is situated north-east of Dilton Marsh village. Beyond the immediate residences, the land holds the faint, lingering imprint of medieval agriculture, visible in the earthworks located toward the north. A short distance away, the Westbury Ironstone Quarry SSSI reveals the raw, fossil-rich strata that once anchored the local economy to the earth itself. The air here often carries a crisp, cool dampness, rising from the nearby Biss Brook as it meanders through the heavy clay soil. History lingers in the shadows of the moated site found east of Penleigh House, where the silence of the past feels as palpable as the modern wind. The light in this corner of the county possesses a particular, pale clarity, casting long, thin silhouettes across the pastures during the late afternoon. Penleigh maintains this steady, unadorned character, indifferent to the encroaching bustle of the nearby market town.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Penleigh, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Penleigh, 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 Penleigh includes coordinates 51.253867, -2.208482, 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 Penleigh is available on the Penleigh 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.