Dursley, Gloucestershire Weather
About Dursley, Gloucestershire
Dursley commands the limestone slopes of the Cotswold escarpment, where the earth rises sharply to meet the sky. It lies 3.0 miles north of Wotton-under-Edge (from Wotton-under-Edge: bearing 358°T, OS grid ST 756 981), and is situated south-south-east of Cam village. The River Ewelme once powered a thriving woollen industry here, turning waterwheels that defined the local economy for centuries before the rise of engineering works. Today, the landscape retains the rugged character of its industrial past, softened by the deep greens of the surrounding woods. Sunlight catches the stone facades of the older buildings, illuminating a grit and resilience that persists despite the changing seasons.
Dursley gathers its life around the Dursley Town Hall, a focal point where the local rhythm of trade and conversation finds its centre. High above the rooftops, the slopes of Stinchcombe Hill offer a vast, open perspective, inviting the eye to trace the long, hazy lines of the Severn Vale. The author J.K. Rowling famously drew inspiration from the geography and nomenclature of the region, embedding a shadow of the hills into her work. Local residents often walk the paths near Breakheart Hill, where the air holds a crisp, bracing quality even in the heat of midsummer. Such places anchor the spirit of the people, keeping them mindful of the crags and valleys that shape their daily passage.
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About This Dursley, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dursley, 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 Dursley includes coordinates 51.681399, -2.353777, 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 Dursley is available on the Dursley 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.