Wroughton, Wiltshire Weather
About Wroughton, Wiltshire
Wroughton maintains a dignified presence upon the northern slopes of the Marlborough Downs, where the land rises sharply to meet the expansive Wiltshire sky. It lies 1.8 miles south of Swindon (from Swindon: bearing 180°T, OS grid SU 149 819). The chalk escarpment provides a stark, wind-swept backdrop to the rooftops, grounding Wroughton in a landscape that has long felt the pressure of ancient agricultural labour. To the north, the remnants of the Old Town Railway Cutting offer a quiet sanctuary where iron and steam have surrendered to the slow, persistent reclamation of scrub and wildflower. The public artwork of the Wish Hounds stands nearby, their metallic forms caught in a perpetual, silent chase that mirrors the restless currents of air moving across the ridge. Beneath the surface of the surrounding fields, the earth retains the faint, stubborn memory of medieval ridge and furrow patterns, marking where hands once turned the heavy soil. Wroughton balances this deep, agrarian past with the practical demands of its modern proximity to larger industrial centres. In the quiet hours of the morning, the light catches the limestone walls, revealing a texture weathered by centuries of rain and the relentless passage of seasons.
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Live animated radar for Wroughton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Wroughton, Wiltshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wroughton, 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 Wroughton includes coordinates 51.53614, -1.785144, 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 Wroughton is available on the Wroughton 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.