Forwood, Gloucestershire Weather
About Forwood, Gloucestershire
Forwood emerges from the limestone slopes of the Stroud district as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the rugged character of the Cotswold escarpment. It lies 0.5 miles south-south-west of Minchinhampton (from Minchinhampton: bearing 207°T, OS grid SO 868 000). The terrain here maintains a deliberate, stony composure, falling away toward the valley where the Nailsworth Stream carves a path through the lower reaches of the landscape. Sunlight often catches the pale, honey-coloured masonry of the older houses, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasise the verticality of the hillside. Forwood sits entirely within the protected expanse of the Minchinhampton Common Sssi, where the ancient, unfenced grazing land stretches out in a vast, open plateau. The surrounding earth is rich with botanical diversity, forming part of the Box Farm Meadows Sssi that preserves the wild, unkempt beauty of traditional hay meadows. Here, the wind carries a persistent, clean chill, moving across the high ground with an indifference that has remained unchanged for centuries. Residents live in close proximity to the remnants of antiquity, with the landscape bearing the silent weight of earthworks and historic boundaries that mark the transition from high common to sheltered slope.
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About This Forwood, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forwood, 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 Forwood includes coordinates 51.698814, -2.19151, 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 Forwood is available on the Forwood 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.