Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Weather
About Down Ampney, Gloucestershire
Down Ampney reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and sky, where the horizons of Gloucestershire stretch wide across the flat, fertile plains. It lies 2.2 miles north of Cricklade (from Cricklade: bearing 2°T, OS grid SU 101 972), and is situated north-north-east of Latton village. The landscape here forms part of the Cotswold Water Park SSSI, where the water table rises to meet the light, turning the meadows into mirrors of the passing clouds. A short walk to the south-west reveals the weathered stone of the Village Cross, a quiet witness to the centuries that have drifted over these fields. The air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and distant rainfall, a reminder of the proximity to the North Meadow, Cricklade SSSI, where rare snakeshead fritillaries bloom in the spring. Down Ampney preserves the legacy of Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was born here and whose music seems to echo in the open, expansive silence of the terrain. The architecture remains grounded in the local limestone, reflecting a sturdy, unadorned honesty that resists the encroaching pace of the modern world.
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About This Down Ampney, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Down Ampney, 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 Down Ampney includes coordinates 51.673706, -1.854704, 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 Down Ampney is available on the Down Ampney 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.