Barrow emerges from the heavy, damp clays of the Tewkesbury district as a quiet gathering of stone and timber that seems to hold the silence of the Severn Vale. It lies 4.2 miles west-north-west of Cheltenham (from Cheltenham: bearing 291°T, OS grid SO 884 248), and is situated north-north-west of Staverton village. The land here carries a flat, watchful quality, where the light shifts across open fields with a pale, bruised intensity during the autumn months. To the west, the humped ridge of Windmill Hill breaks the horizon, acting as a dark sentinel over the low-lying pastures that stretch toward the water. The Coombe Hill Canal Sssi traces a thin, silver vein through the nearby reeds, its stagnant surface reflecting the heavy clouds that often congregate above this corner of Gloucestershire. Barrow retains a singular, sparse character, defined more by the seasonal pulse of the surrounding agriculture than by the frantic pace of the modern world. Every fence line and hedgerow suggests a long, patient dialogue between the inhabitants and the stubborn, moisture-rich earth. In this muted landscape, the air often smells of wet grass and cold iron, grounding Barrow firmly in its ancient, unadorned geography.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barrow, 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 Barrow includes coordinates 51.922051, -2.168671, 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 Barrow is available on the Barrow 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.