Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire Weather
About Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire
Hawkesbury Upton commands a high, limestone plateau where the Cotswold edge begins its long, slow descent toward the Severn Vale. It lies 4.2 miles south-south-east of Wotton-under-Edge (from Wotton-under-Edge: bearing 160°T, OS grid ST 779 869), and is situated south-south-east of Hillesley village. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, often caught by the stone face of the nearby Hawkesbury Quarry Sssi, which reveals the ancient, layered secrets of the earth. Beyond the houses, the land rolls toward the Somerset Monument, a towering column that marks the horizon like a finger pointing toward the shifting Gloucestershire clouds. Hawkesbury Upton keeps a quiet watch over the surrounding fields, where the golden light of late afternoon clings to the drystone walls with a startling, metallic brilliance. To the south-east, the sheltered folds of Britton Bottom offer a muted contrast to the exposed ridges that define the local geography. Generations have worked this high ground, leaving a landscape that feels harvested by time and shaped by the persistent, unyielding wind. Life in Hawkesbury Upton moves with the measured pace of a place that understands its own elevation, far removed from the frantic hum of the lowlands.
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About This Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hawkesbury Upton, 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 Hawkesbury Upton includes coordinates 51.580885, -2.319254, 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 Hawkesbury Upton is available on the Hawkesbury Upton 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.