Cooper's Hill rises sharply above the Gloucestershire landscape, its steep, verdant slopes carving a dramatic silhouette against the horizon. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-east of Painswick (from Painswick: bearing 24°T, OS grid SO 889 148), and is situated south of Brockworth village. The terrain here demands physical exertion, a fact underscored by the tradition of the annual Cheese Rolling event that sends participants tumbling down the precipitous incline. To the north, the prominence of Castle Hill anchors the view, offering a silent, earthen witness to the centuries that have passed over the escarpment. Sunlight clings to the exposed grasslands of Cooper's Hill with a particular intensity, highlighting the rugged contours that define this corner of the Cotswolds. Below the ridge, the land eases into the quietude of the surrounding countryside, where shadows stretch long and thin as the afternoon wanes. The proximity of ancient sites, such as the nearby High Brotheridge Camp, suggests a long history of human presence lingering in the thin, windswept air. One senses a stark, elemental character in these heights, where the wind carries the restless spirit of the uplands down toward the sheltered valleys.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cooper's Hill, 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 Cooper's Hill includes coordinates 51.832448, -2.161529, 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 Cooper's Hill is available on the Cooper's Hill 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.