Aylburton reveals itself as a long, linear spine of stone and timber stretched across the lower slopes of the Forest of Dean. It lies 1.4 miles south-west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 229°T, OS grid SO 617 017), and is situated east-north-east of Alvington village. The Aylburton Medieval Cross stands as a silent, weathered sentinel at the heart of the houses, marking a point where the light catches the grey limestone with a particular, pale intensity. To the north, the slopes of Little Camp Hill rise abruptly, holding the shadowed memory of a Tower Keep Castle that once commanded the view over the Severn Vale. Below the road, the restless waters of Stockwell Brook carve a cool, hidden path through the lower fields, providing a sharp, melodic counterpoint to the stillness of the afternoon. Aylburton maintains a quiet poise, caught between the dense woodland canopy above and the wide, tidal expanse of the river estuary below. This landscape demands a patient eye, as the subtle shifts in elevation define how the weather gathers and disperses across the rooftops. Each turn in the road reminds the traveller that Aylburton occupies a singular, narrow ledge between the ancient forest and the fertile, shifting mudflats of the coast.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Aylburton, 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 Aylburton includes coordinates 51.713554, -2.555246, 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 Aylburton is available on the Aylburton 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.