Bafford emerges from the limestone slope as a quiet confluence of suburban order and the wilder, rising incline of the Cotswolds. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-east of Cheltenham (from Cheltenham: bearing 153°T, OS grid SO 961 198), and is situated north-east of Leckhampton Hill village. The sunlight here often catches the pale stone of older boundaries, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the nearby greenery of Newcourt Park. To the south-east, the waters of Lilley Brook run with a persistent, low-frequency murmur, carving a path through the landscape that predates the modern street patterns. Bafford maintains a distinct character, where the architecture of the twentieth century meets the lingering presence of ancient, weathered tracks. Residents walk paths that lead toward the high ground of Hartley Hill, where the air grows sharper and the horizon expands over the Severn Vale. The atmosphere remains anchored by a stillness that seems to thicken as dusk descends upon the gardens. Every evening, the transition from the bustling district to this fringe of the escarpment offers a sense of weightless, cooling relief.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bafford, 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 Bafford includes coordinates 51.877509, -2.057725, 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 Bafford is available on the Bafford 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.