Cotham, Bristol Weather
About Cotham, Bristol
Cotham rises upon a steep limestone ridge, defined by the sharp, Victorian elegance of its tall stone villas and the dense canopy of mature trees that line its sloping streets. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-east of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 14°T, OS grid ST 586 741). The architecture here speaks of nineteenth-century ambition, where wealthy merchants built grand residences to escape the soot of the harbour below, leaving behind a legacy of bay windows and intricate ironwork. Sunlight catches the honey-coloured masonry in the late afternoon, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the quiet pavement. Residents often stroll through the manicured pathways of Cotham Gardens, a green sanctuary that offers a brief, verdant respite from the surrounding urban density. Nearby, the whimsical sculpture of the Rose on a Mousetrap sits as a quiet, curious sentinel, reflecting the neighbourhood's appreciation for the slightly offbeat. The proximity of elite grammar schools lends a persistent, academic hum to the mornings, as students in uniform navigate the sharp inclines. Cotham maintains an air of composed reserve, its steep topography ensuring that every vantage point offers a new, fractured view of the city’s sprawling horizon.
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About This Cotham, Bristol Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cotham, Bristol, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cotham includes coordinates 51.464469, -2.596409, in the county of Bristol, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cotham is available on the Cotham map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Bristol 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.