Coleford, Gloucestershire Weather
About Coleford, Gloucestershire
Ancient ironstone and the quiet endurance of the Forest of Dean define the rugged geography surrounding Coleford. It lies 5.5 miles west-south-west of Cinderford (from Cinderford: bearing 247°T, OS grid SO 575 106), and is situated west-north-west of Coalway village. The earth here remembers the heavy industry of the Mushet brothers, whose metallurgical innovations once powered the local economy through the transformation of raw ore. Now, the skeletal remains of the Whitecliff Furnace stand as silent sentinels, marking the transition from a landscape of smoke and soot to one of verdant, reclaiming woodland. This ground bears the weight of a labouring past, where the rhythm of the forge has softened into the patient growth of trees.
Coleford pulses with a distinct spirit, often celebrated through the lively, eclectic melodies of the annual Music Festival that fills the streets with vibrant sound. Visitors frequently wander toward the Coleford Great Western Railway Museum to glimpse the iron pulse of a bygone era, or look toward the nearby hills where the light shifts across the landscape with a painterly precision. The town claims a modest but proud heritage, having once been home to the writer Dennis Potter, whose works captured the deep, often unsettling roots of this region. Beyond the bustle of the market, one might find the stillness of Bells Field, a space where the air tastes of damp moss and the encroaching wild. Here, the legacy of the forest exerts a gravitational pull, grounding every local tradition in the unyielding reality of the timber and stone.
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About This Coleford, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coleford, 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 Coleford includes coordinates 51.793193, -2.617542, 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 Coleford is available on the Coleford 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.