Ridgeway, Bristol Weather
About Ridgeway, Bristol
Ridgeway emerges as a quiet residential enclave where the suburban grid meets the persistent, uneven rise of the Bristol landscape. It lies 3.0 miles south-south-east of Filton (from Filton: bearing 149°T, OS grid ST 628 750), and is situated north-north-east of Crofts End village. Morning light catches the slate roofs of Ridgeway, casting long, sharp shadows that trace the steep gradients leading down toward the nearby green expanse of Eastville Park. Residents often walk the short distance to observe the Fish on its Nose sculpture, a metallic curiosity that glints with a strange, modern permanence against the grey sky. The streets here follow the contours of the rising ground, creating sudden, expansive views of the city that shift with every turn of the road. Beyond the houses, the terrain holds the memory of ancient geological shifts, manifesting in the rugged, unkempt edges of local embankments. A short journey north reveals the remnants of the Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on Pur Down, where the concrete stands as a stark, silent sentinel over the valley. In the stillness of an afternoon, one can almost hear the faint, rhythmic pulse of the city echoing against the slopes that define the character of Ridgeway.
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Live animated radar for Ridgeway and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ridgeway, Bristol Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgeway, 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 Ridgeway includes coordinates 51.473032, -2.536352, 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 Ridgeway is available on the Ridgeway 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.