Cofton Hackett carries the weight of a quiet, shifting geography where the urban sprawl of the Midlands meets the lingering stillness of the Worcestershire countryside. It lies 4.1 miles north-east of Bromsgrove (from Bromsgrove: bearing 48°T, OS grid SP 010 752), and is situated north-east of Kendal End village. The morning light often breaks across the water of the Bittell Reservoirs, casting long, pale reflections that shimmer against the reed beds. To the west, the rise of Bilberry Hill anchors the horizon, offering a rugged silhouette that contrasts with the softer, cultivated gardens found throughout Cofton Hackett. The landscape retains a certain industrial memory, as the remnants of the former Austin Aero factory site remind visitors of a time when the hum of production defined the valley floor. Rare bird species frequent the damp margins of the nearby SSSI, finding sanctuary where the water meets the encroaching trees. Walking the lanes, one notices how the air cools as the shadows lengthen, drawing a sharp, clean clarity from the surrounding high ground. Cofton Hackett remains a place defined by these subtle transitions, where the engineered geometry of the reservoirs meets the untamed, rising slopes of the Lickey Hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire, 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. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cofton Hackett includes coordinates 52.374877, -1.986735, in the county of Worcestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cofton Hackett is available on the Cofton Hackett map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Worcestershire 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.