Ham reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the low-lying plains of Gloucestershire. It lies 4.1 miles south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 136°T, OS grid ST 679 984), and is situated south-south-west of Berkeley village. The morning light here often catches the damp blades of Ham Green, casting long, slender shadows across the open grass that serve as a gentle threshold to the wider pastures. To the north, the stone ramparts of Berkeley Castle rise above the trees, a heavy, grey reminder of the centuries that have watched over these fields. The nearby Berkeley Pill winds through the landscape like a ribbon of tarnished silver, draining the surrounding earth toward the Severn estuary. Winters bring a sharp, biting clarity to the air, sharpening the silhouette of the hedges against a sky that seems to press down upon the flat, fertile ground. Residents move with a deliberate pace, mindful of the ancient rhythm of the tides and the subtle shifts in the weather that define the Vale of Berkeley. Ham remains an unassuming witness to the passage of time, where the earth is rich and the horizon is wide enough to hold the weight of the clouds.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ham, 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 Ham includes coordinates 51.683522, -2.464403, 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 Ham is available on the Ham 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.