Whaddon, Wiltshire Weather
About Whaddon, Wiltshire
Whaddon holds a quiet stillness, defined by the low, rolling chalk ridges that define the southern Wiltshire landscape. It lies 4.1 miles south-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 126°T, OS grid SU 196 262), and is situated south-east of Alderbury village. The light here seems to catch the flint and brickwork of the older houses, softening the edges of the afternoon as it tilts toward the horizon. To the east, the chalk escarpment of Pepperbox Hill rises sharply, acting as a silent sentinel over the fields and lanes that connect the scattered dwellings of Whaddon. Down towards the west, the air cools near the banks of the River Avon, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate intent through the meadows. The nearby presence of Longford Castle adds a sense of historical weight to the wider valley, its triangular towers punctuating the distant treeline. Local life here remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, far removed from the sharp urgency of the nearby city. Whaddon maintains an unassuming character, where the focus remains on the texture of the soil and the long shadows cast by the setting sun.
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About This Whaddon, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whaddon, 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 Whaddon includes coordinates 51.035205, -1.720565, 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 Whaddon is available on the Whaddon 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.