Christon, Gloucestershire Weather
About Christon, Gloucestershire
Christon remains a quiet pocket of limestone and alluvial silt, holding its own against the gradual shift of the Somerset levels. It lies 3.8 miles west-north-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 296°T, OS grid ST 376 572), and is situated north of Loxton village. The horizon here is dominated by the blunt, grassy shoulders of Bleadon Hill, which catch the flat, pale light of the Severn Estuary and refract it back across the fields. To the north, the earth bears the faint, irregular scars of the shrunken medieval village of Christon, where the ghost of a former road layout still dimples the pasture near Manor Farm. These ridges and hollows suggest a life lived closer to the soil, where the rhythm of the seasons dictated the reach of the plough. Water moves with purpose nearby, as the Lox Yeo River traces a narrow, dark vein through the low-lying ground, feeding the damp meadows that surround the hamlet. The air in Christon often feels heavy with the scent of wet grass and cold stone, a reminder of the proximity of the Mendip heights. Such a landscape does not demand attention, yet it commands a deep, observational stillness from those who walk its lanes.
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About This Christon, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Christon, 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 Christon includes coordinates 51.310798, -2.895861, 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 Christon is available on the Christon 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.