Hartcliffe, Bristol Weather
About Hartcliffe, Bristol
Hartcliffe rises as a distinctive sprawl of post-war development, defined by its assertive topography and the persistent influence of the surrounding Mendip horizon. It lies 3.2 miles south of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 176°T, OS grid ST 586 676), and is situated west of Whitchurch village. The landscape bears the heavy imprint of twentieth-century planning, yet the geometry of its streets is softened by the slow, verdant encroachment of the Hartcliffe Millennium Green. Here, the light catches the dew on the long grasses with a singular, quiet intensity that seems to hold the noise of the nearby city at a distance. To the southwest, the looming presence of Dundry Hill anchors the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows across the rooftops as the sun begins its descent. Residents often walk toward the quiet, rhythmic pulse of the Pigeonhouse Stream, where the water catches the grey sky in fractured, silver slivers. These pockets of open space provide a necessary counterpoint to the brickwork, offering a place where the air tastes of damp earth and coming rain. Hartcliffe remains a place of sharp contrasts, where the starkness of its architecture meets the persistent, unyielding pull of the Somerset countryside.
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About This Hartcliffe, Bristol Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartcliffe, 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 Hartcliffe includes coordinates 51.406546, -2.596216, 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 Hartcliffe is available on the Hartcliffe 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.