Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire Weather
About Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire
Stourport-on-Severn emerges where the River Severn meets the industrial spirit of the canal age, its character defined by the confluence of flowing water and brick-lined basins. It lies 2.9 miles south-south-east of Bewdley (from Bewdley: bearing 147°T, OS grid SO 811 714), and is situated north-north-west of Lower Heath village. James Brindley’s vision transformed this landscape in the late eighteenth century, carving out a vital inland port that once hummed with the heavy commerce of coal and iron. Today, the economy has shifted toward leisure and light industry, though the deep, dark reflection of the canal water still holds the weight of that mercantilist past. Sunlight catches the weathered brickwork of the old warehouses, turning the heavy structures into glowing embers as the afternoon wanes.
Stourport-on-Severn offers a distinct rhythm, where the echoes of fairground music from Danter’s Treasure Island Amusement Park drift across the water to meet the quietude of the Severn Meadows. Visitors often find themselves wandering toward the Canal Heritage Room to trace the engineering ingenuity that shaped the local geography, or perhaps enjoying a performance at The Civic Theatre. The town maintains a sturdy, unpretentious spirit, far removed from the polished artifice of more manicured destinations. During the summer, the air carries a faint salt-less tang of river silt and cooling grass, a sensory reminder of the proximity to the expansive Hartlebury Common. It remains a place of deliberate movement, where the intersection of human labour and the natural riverbank creates a landscape that feels perpetually in transition.
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About This Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stourport-on-Severn, 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 town. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Stourport-on-Severn includes coordinates 52.340477, -2.278157, 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 Stourport-on-Severn is available on the Stourport-on-Severn 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.