Clapton in Gordano sits where the limestone ridges soften into the deeper, greener folds of the Somerset levels. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-east of Portishead (from Portishead: bearing 164°T, OS grid ST 474 742). The light here catches the damp stone of old walls, reflecting a pale, bruised violet across the low-lying pastures after the rain. To the south-east, the slopes of Naish Hill rise sharply, acting as a windbreak for the narrow lanes that thread through the parish. The waters of the Portbury Ditch trace a quiet, silver line through the northern fields, marking the ancient boundary of the parish. A sense of long-held stillness persists, anchored by the church of St Michael and All Angels, whose tower has watched the seasons turn for centuries. Clapton in Gordano remains a place of sharp hedges and hidden corners, where the earth feels heavy and rich underfoot. Time moves here at the pace of a slow-moving stream, indifferent to the busier world beyond the ridge.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clapton in Gordano, 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 in Gordano includes coordinates 51.464512, -2.7585, 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 in Gordano is available on the Clapton in Gordano 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.