Elmore Back maintains a quiet vigilance over the low-lying meadows that stretch toward the Severn’s reach. It lies 4.1 miles west-south-west of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 254°T, OS grid SO 767 166), and is situated west-south-west of Minsterworth village. Clay Hill rises just to the north-north-west, providing a sudden, firm punctuation mark against the otherwise fluid and flat horizon. The light here possesses a pale, watery clarity, often catching the silvered surfaces of the drainage ditches that vein the heavy clay soil. Running Pool Ditch traces a slow, deliberate path to the south, reflecting the grey-blue sky in its narrow, reeds-choked channel. Life in Elmore Back remains tethered to the rhythm of the tides and the seasonal saturation of the fields, where the earth feels ancient and heavy underfoot. The landscape demands a patient observation, rewarding those who notice how the shadows lengthen across the sodden pastures as the day wanes. There is a profound stillness in the way the horizon hangs wide and unobstructed, offering a sense of isolation that feels both fragile and enduring.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elmore Back, 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 Elmore Back includes coordinates 51.848037, -2.339317, 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 Elmore Back is available on the Elmore Back 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.