Hempsted, Gloucestershire Weather
About Hempsted, Gloucestershire
Hempsted sits upon a low, singular ridge that rises above the flat, marshy reaches of the Severn Vale. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 224°T, OS grid SO 815 169). The pale, shifting light of the estuary often catches the ancient stone of the Hempsted Village Cross, a silent sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of seasons for generations. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the landscape softens toward the quiet, reedy flow of Whaddon Brook, which traces a winding path through the fields. Nearby, the presence of Lady’s Well serves as a lingering anchor to the medieval past, its waters maintaining a steady, cool clarity that defies the rush of modern transit. Hempsted retains a distinct character, caught between the encroaching suburban pulse and the stubborn, damp stillness of the riverside meadows. The air here carries a faint, salt-tinged weight, a reminder that the great tidal river is never far from the consciousness of the land. Hempsted remains a place of transition, where the heavy clay earth meets the sky in a wide, unbroken horizon.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hempsted, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hempsted, 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 Hempsted includes coordinates 51.850441, -2.26875, 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 Hempsted is available on the Hempsted 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.