Stapleton remains a place of quiet transition where the urban sprawl of Bristol softens into the verdant slopes of the Frome valley. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Filton (from Filton: bearing 159°T, OS grid ST 615 759), and is situated south-west of Broomhill village. Sunlight catches the limestone faces of old cottages, casting long, deliberate shadows across the lanes that once served as the artery for local mill trade. The land rises toward the north where the expansive, open grounds of Stoke Park provide a green lung against the encroaching city traffic. A short distance away, the heavy concrete remnants of the Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on Pur Down stand as silent, weathered sentinels overlooking the valley floor. The air here holds a distinct coolness, rising from the damp earth and the nearby watercourses that have shaped the topography over centuries. Residents often walk the paths where the industrial past has been reclaimed by thickets of hawthorn and elder, softening the sharp edges of history. Stapleton retains a composure born of its long, idiosyncratic development, holding fast to a character that feels both grounded and distinct from the bustle of the nearby harbour city.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stapleton, 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 Stapleton includes coordinates 51.481299, -2.554723, 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 Stapleton is available on the Stapleton 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.