Hopwood anchors the rolling Worcestershire landscape, where the land tilts gently toward the canal corridors of the West Midlands. It lies 4.3 miles north of Redditch (from Redditch: bearing 352°T, OS grid SP 031 745), and is situated north of Alvechurch village. The light here catches the expansive water of the Bittell Reservoirs SSSI, turning the surface into a mirror that holds the grey-blue shifts of the English sky. To the north, the steep rise of Wast Hill marks the boundary, its silhouette a dark, constant presence against the horizon. Hopwood maintains a quiet industry, defined less by grand architecture than by the slow, deliberate movement of water and the persistent growth of its woodland margins. The nearby Hopwood Dingle SSSI preserves a fragment of ancient character, where the damp earth smells of moss and damp leaves throughout the changing seasons. Paths wind between these points of interest, tracing lines that have been trodden by local labourers for generations. In the stillness of a late afternoon, the proximity of the reservoirs lends a cool, resonant quality to the air, sharpening the senses before the evening deepens.
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Live animated radar for Hopwood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hopwood, 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 Hopwood includes coordinates 52.368684, -1.955248, 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 Hopwood is available on the Hopwood 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.