Colesbourne reveals itself through the pale, honeyed limestone of the Cotswolds, holding a quiet stillness that seems to suspend the modern rush. It lies 6.4 miles south-south-east of Cheltenham (from Cheltenham: bearing 155°T, OS grid SO 991 131), and is situated east-north-east of Elkstone village. The terrain here rises to meet the sky, marked by the steady, patient elevation of Pen Hill which commands the horizon to the south-south-east. Beneath this prominence, the land dips into the verdant, sheltered folds of Chescombe Bottom, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and ancient growth. Colesbourne draws its character from the interplay of shadow and light across these limestone slopes, a geography that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic passage of centuries. Water, the true architect of this landscape, traces its history through the nearby Hilcot Brook, which threads through the limestone bedrock with a persistent, silver clarity. The silence of the surrounding fields carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural memory, where the earth yields to the seasons with a rhythmic, predictable grace. Such places exist in a state of perpetual return, where the morning mist clings to the valley floor as if reluctant to surrender the secrets of the night.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colesbourne, 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 Colesbourne includes coordinates 51.816744, -2.014025, 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 Colesbourne is available on the Colesbourne 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.