Widham, Wiltshire Weather
About Widham, Wiltshire
Widham rests as a quiet expanse of Wiltshire, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of its agricultural surroundings. It lies 3.4 miles south of Cricklade (from Cricklade: bearing 191°T, OS grid SU 090 882), and is situated north-west of Purton village. The landscape here is defined by a low, persistent horizon, where the light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses that lean toward the River Key. To the west, the rising slope of Paven Hill breaks the level fields, offering a slight elevation that commands a view of the shifting Wiltshire skies. History lingers in the soil nearby, where the ancient earthwork on Paven Hill serves as a silent, grassy marker of those who walked these paths long before the modern roads were laid. Widham remains a place of subtle transitions, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the day more than any clock. The cool, damp air near the riverbank often carries the scent of turned earth, a reminder of the enduring labour that has shaped this terrain for generations. Such places possess a singular, understated grace, holding their secrets in the folds of the land rather than in grand monuments.
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About This Widham, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Widham, 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 Widham includes coordinates 51.592903, -1.871447, 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 Widham is available on the Widham 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.