Lawrence Weston, Bristol Weather
About Lawrence Weston, Bristol
Lawrence Weston occupies a rugged rise of land that looks out over the Severn Estuary, caught between the industrial pulse of the river and the quietude of the Mendip horizon. It lies 3.8 miles west of Filton (from Filton: bearing 260°T, OS grid ST 542 782), and is situated south-south-west of Hallen village. The geography here is defined by a sharp transition, where the urban architecture of Lawrence Weston gives way abruptly to the ancient, wind-whipped slopes of Kings Weston Hill. These heights catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch across the residential streets like fingers reaching from the past. A short walk reveals the remnants of a Romano-British villa at Long Cross, where the earth still holds the quiet memory of those who first surveyed these slopes. Below, the sprawling grounds of Kings Weston House offer a vast, green expanse that serves as a deliberate counterpoint to the more utilitarian character of the surrounding mid-century housing. The air here often tastes of salt and distance, carried on the breeze from the estuary that defines the western edge of the landscape. Lawrence Weston persists as a place of contrasts, where the persistent noise of modern transit is softened by the persistent, unyielding geometry of the limestone ridge.
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About This Lawrence Weston, Bristol Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawrence Weston, 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 Lawrence Weston includes coordinates 51.501369, -2.660468, 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 Lawrence Weston is available on the Lawrence Weston 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.