Great Rissington, Gloucestershire Weather
About Great Rissington, Gloucestershire
Great Rissington commands a high ridge above the Windrush valley, where the pale limestone of the Cotswolds catches the morning light with a stark, reflective clarity. It lies 4.6 miles north-west of Burford (from Burford: bearing 315°T, OS grid SP 199 173), and is situated south-south-east of Little Rissington village. The houses here are built from the local oolitic stone, which weathers to a honeyed hue that seems to absorb the warmth of the sun even on cooler days. Great Rissington Hill rises sharply just to the north-east, providing a vantage point that looks out across the rolling patchwork of fields toward the horizon. A stroll toward the south-west reveals the grounds of Great Rissington Manor, where three hectares of historic gardens offer a quiet contrast to the exposed, breezy terrain of the surrounding plateau. The architecture of the parish church holds a steady, ancient gravity, its tower serving as a landmark for those navigating the winding lanes that criss-cross this elevated landscape. Winds sweeping over the open fields carry the scent of turned earth and drying grass, reminding one that the rhythm of life here remains tethered to the turning of the seasons.
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About This Great Rissington, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Rissington, 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 Great Rissington includes coordinates 51.854594, -1.711618, 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 Great Rissington is available on the Great Rissington 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.