Drakes Broughton occupies a quiet stretch of the Worcestershire landscape where the horizon seems to hold the weight of a long, agricultural memory. It lies 2.2 miles north-west of Pershore (from Pershore: bearing 323°T, OS grid SO 928 487), and is situated south-east of Windmill Hill village. The light here has a way of lingering over the flat fields, casting long, pale shadows that define the edges of the hedgerows as the day retreats. Residents often look towards the horizon where the ancient, timbered silhouettes of Tiddesley Wood Sssi stand as a dark, enduring anchor against the shifting seasons. Drakes Broughton maintains a character shaped by its proximity to the fertile floodplains, where the earth retains a damp, rich scent after the passing of heavy rain. A short distance away, the quiet expanse of Great Blaythorn Meadow Sssi offers a glimpse into an older, undisturbed topography that predates the modern road networks. There is a perceptible stillness in the lanes, a quality that suggests the pace of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the slow turning of the surrounding arable land. Drakes Broughton retains a sense of being apart from the clamour of the neighbouring market town, quietly asserting its own identity through the simple, honest geometry of its vernacular architecture.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Drakes Broughton, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Drakes Broughton includes coordinates 52.136802, -2.106262, 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 Drakes Broughton is available on the Drakes Broughton 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.