Blackhorse reveals a quiet, suburban composure where the edges of Gloucestershire meet the steady expansion of the South West. It lies 4.2 miles south-east of Bradley Stoke (from Bradley Stoke: bearing 137°T, OS grid ST 666 768), and is situated north-west of Shortwood village. The light here catches the limestone dust of the local paths, casting long, pale shadows that stretch toward the open expanse of Emerson’s Green Common. Residents walk where the land dips and rises, moving between the modern thoroughfares and the older, quieter pockets of green. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Black Horse Pond mirror the shifting clouds, offering a cool stillness to an otherwise busy corner of the county. The horizon is defined by the modest elevation of Stockwell Hill, which provides a vantage point for watching the seasons cycle over the rooftops. Blackhorse maintains a character defined by this proximity to nature, balancing the pulse of contemporary life against the patience of the surrounding fields. Every evening, the cooling air settles over the verges, turning the suburban streets into conduits for the soft, encroaching dusk.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blackhorse, 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 Blackhorse includes coordinates 51.489986, -2.481214, 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 Blackhorse is available on the Blackhorse 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.