Claverton Down, Gloucestershire Weather
About Claverton Down, Gloucestershire
Claverton Down occupies the high, limestone plateau that shoulders the eastern horizon above the city of Bath. It lies 1.3 miles east-south-east of Bath (from Bath: bearing 110°T, OS grid ST 770 642), and is situated west of Claverton village. The landscape here is defined by the thin, pale soil that sustains the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI, where deep subterranean voids echo the industrial extraction of golden stone. To the north, the sharp, artificial silhouette of Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle catches the low autumn light, mocking the grander architecture of the valley floor below. Claverton Down serves as a quiet academic gateway, hosting the expansive grounds of the University of Bath amidst its windswept, elevated meadows. In the hush of early morning, the air feels brittle and bright, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, muted tolling of bells from the west. This plateau remains a place of transition, where the rigid geometry of modern study meets the ancient, unyielding ruggedness of the rolling hills. The geology of the site dictates a life lived in the clouds, far removed from the damp, heavy shadows that cling to the riverbanks of the Avon.
Flight conditions near Claverton Down. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Claverton Down and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Claverton Down, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Claverton Down, 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 Claverton Down includes coordinates 51.376429, -2.331406, 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 Claverton Down is available on the Claverton Down 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.