Thickwood, Wiltshire Weather
About Thickwood, Wiltshire
Thickwood reveals itself through a mosaic of limestone walls and verdant lanes that define the character of this Wiltshire plateau. It lies 3.4 miles west-north-west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 291°T, OS grid ST 821 724), and is situated north-north-east of Colerne village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the pale, weathered stone of local cottages in a way that makes the architecture appear as if it grew directly from the bedrock. To the north-north-west, the ancient earthworks of Bury Wood Camp Hillfort remain a silent sentinel, presiding over a landscape that has long favoured the quiet persistence of agriculture. Thickwood maintains a contemplative atmosphere, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the movement of wind across the nearby canopy of Sewell Wood. This woodland, alongside the broader reaches of the Colerne Park and Monk's Wood SSSI, provides a biological richness that anchors the region in a deep, natural history. Footpaths weave through these wooded fringes, offering views of a countryside that feels both expansive and intimately held by the limestone ridges. The air often carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby Doncombe Brook, a reminder of the watercourses that have carved the subtle depressions of this elevated ground over countless millennia.
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Live animated radar for Thickwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Thickwood, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Thickwood, 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 Thickwood includes coordinates 51.451182, -2.257676, 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 Thickwood is available on the Thickwood 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.