Chalford Hill, Gloucestershire Weather
About Chalford Hill, Gloucestershire
Limestone cottages cling to the steep, irregular slopes of Chalford Hill, their honey-coloured walls reflecting the shifting moods of the Gloucestershire sky. It lies 2.4 miles north-east of Minchinhampton (from Minchinhampton: bearing 46°T, OS grid SO 900 034), and is situated west-north-west of France Lynch village. This high ground commands a restless view of the Stroud valleys, where the morning mist often lingers like a ghost against the dark timber of the surrounding woods. To the south-east, the hidden hollow of Dimmel’s Dale offers a quiet refuge from the winds that scour the exposed ridge tops. The ancient earthworks of the Eastcombe Bowl Barrows mark the landscape with a silent, prehistoric gravity, anchoring the present to a long-vanished past. Chalford Hill retains a stubborn, independent character, its narrow lanes winding between dry-stone walls that bleed into the hillside rather than sitting upon it. Residents walk paths where the limestone grit crunches underfoot, a sharp sound that carries clearly in the thin, bright air. The proximity to the Strawberry Banks SSSI ensures that the slopes remain a sanctuary for orchids and butterflies, thriving in the thin soil that defines this rugged elevation.
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About This Chalford Hill, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chalford Hill, 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 Chalford Hill includes coordinates 51.729782, -2.145757, 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 Chalford Hill is available on the Chalford Hill 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.