Abwell emerges from the quiet Gloucestershire landscape as a modest collection of dwellings bound by the rhythms of the surrounding fields. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 115°T, OS grid SO 683 008), and is situated south-south-east of Wanswell village. The golden light of late afternoon often catches the stone walls here, casting long, deliberate shadows that stretch toward the fertile expanse of the Vale of Berkeley. A short distance to the north-east, the ancient Moat and Fishpond at Wanswell Court hold the stillness of centuries, their water reflecting the passing clouds in a dark, polished mirror. Abwell remains tethered to this agricultural heritage, where the damp, cool air carries the faint, sharp scent of turned earth and seasonal growth. To the south-south-west, the rise of Bevans Hill provides a natural boundary, shielding the hamlet from the wider reach of the Severn plain. Life moves with an unforced cadence here, dictated more by the turning of the seasons than by the urgent pace of the modern world.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Abwell, Gloucestershire, 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. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Abwell includes coordinates 51.705078, -2.458734, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Abwell is available on the Abwell map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Gloucestershire 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.