Clapton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire Weather
About Clapton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire
Clapton-on-the-Hill commands a high, limestone ridge where the wind carries the scent of rain and dry stone across the open Gloucestershire fields. It lies 3.7 miles east-north-east of Northleach (from Northleach: bearing 57°T, OS grid SP 162 179), and is situated south of Bourton-on-the-Water village. The horizon here is vast and unyielding, broken only by the ancient, weathered silhouette of Wins Barrow, which watches over the surrounding pastures like a silent sentinel of the prehistoric dead. Time in Clapton-on-the-Hill seems to hold its breath, measured not by clocks but by the slow, golden migration of sunlight across the honey-coloured masonry of its modest cottages. Deep below the southern slopes, the quiet descent into Haycroft Bottom offers a sudden, sheltered intimacy that contrasts sharply with the exposed, sky-heavy plateaus above. The earth here is thin and stubborn, demanding a patient stewardship from those who work the land amidst the remnants of long-vanished, older lives. A singular stillness defines the character of Clapton-on-the-Hill, where the silence is profound enough to hear the distant, metallic chime of a gate latch or the sudden frantic rising of a lark. This landscape does not ask for attention, yet it rewards the observant eye with the stark, enduring beauty of a world shaped by geology and the persistent, slow work of the seasons.
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About This Clapton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clapton-on-the-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 Clapton-on-the-Hill includes coordinates 51.85955, -1.764892, 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 Clapton-on-the-Hill is available on the Clapton-on-the-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.