Bownham, Gloucestershire Weather
About Bownham, Gloucestershire
Bownham commands a quiet prominence upon the limestone plateau of the Cotswolds, where the earth yields to the expansive, open skies of Gloucestershire. It lies 1.3 miles north-west of Minchinhampton (from Minchinhampton: bearing 321°T, OS grid SO 859 023), and is situated east-south-east of Houndscroft village. The geography here is defined by the thin, pale soil of the Minchinhampton Common SSSI, a landscape where the wind moves with an uninterrupted, restless clarity. Bownham holds its ground amidst this ancient grazing land, where the shadows of prehistoric earthworks stretch long and thin across the turf as the sun begins to fail. Only half a mile to the south-west, the silence of Whitfield’s Tump serves as a stark reminder of the deep, Neolithic currents that run beneath the modern surface. The air in Bownham carries a distinct, crisp sharpness, unburdened by the heavy dampness often found in the deep valleys below. It is a place where the edges of the world feel porous, allowing the light to bleed across the high, exposed ridges with a pale, unforgiving beauty.
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About This Bownham, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bownham, 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 Bownham includes coordinates 51.719804, -2.205047, 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 Bownham is available on the Bownham 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.