Horfield, Bristol Weather
About Horfield, Bristol
Horfield reveals itself through a landscape of sloping residential streets that carry the cool, damp breath of the Severn Estuary across its rooftops. It lies 1.5 miles south of Filton (from Filton: bearing 191°T, OS grid ST 598 769), and is situated west-north-west of Stapleton village. The expansive green stretch of Horfield Common serves as the lungs of the district, where the morning light catches the dew on the grass and silhouettes the distant, sharp lines of the city skyline. Below the surface of these suburban avenues, the hidden path of Horfield Brook traces a quiet, persistent line through the earth, feeding the local soil with its constant, low-voiced movement. Historic remnants of a different era remain visible nearby, where the stone ruins of an anti-aircraft battery stand as a silent witness to the defensive scars of the twentieth century. These landmarks anchor Horfield in a tangible past, grounding the modern bustle of the Gloucester Road as it hums with the steady rhythm of commuters and local trade. The architecture here shifts from the solid red-brick terraces of the industrial age to the more spacious, light-filled dwellings that define the ridge. Visitors often find that Horfield possesses a distinct, unpretentious character, marked by the way the wind sweeps over the high ground and clears the air between the chimney stacks.
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Live animated radar for Horfield and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Horfield, Bristol Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Horfield, 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 Horfield includes coordinates 51.490011, -2.57917, 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 Horfield is available on the Horfield 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.