Combe Down, Gloucestershire Weather
About Combe Down, Gloucestershire
Combe Down commands a high, limestone plateau that overlooks the deep, verdant creases of the surrounding countryside. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-east of Bath (from Bath: bearing 166°T, OS grid ST 757 622), and is situated north-east of South Stoke village. The subterranean legacy of the place remains visible at the Museum of Bath Stone, where the pale, honey-coloured rock extracted from beneath the streets tells of the labour that built the nearby Georgian city. Beneath the modern residential veneer, a labyrinth of abandoned mine workings stretches through the earth, a silent foundation for the dwellings above. Residents often gather upon Firs Field, a spacious common that offers a sharp, clean view toward the horizon where the land drops away into the valley. During the autumn, the quality of light here sharpens, catching the soft edges of the masonry and revealing the precise, weathered grain of the stone walls. Further south, the steep descent into Horsecombe Vale provides a stark contrast to the level, open character of the high ground. Combe Down retains a distinct gravity, shaped by its long extraction history and the enduring presence of the rock that defines its very silhouette.
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About This Combe Down, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Combe 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 Combe Down includes coordinates 51.358824, -2.349662, 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 Combe Down is available on the Combe 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.