Highleadon maintains a quiet, sequestered existence within the pastoral folds of the Gloucestershire landscape. It lies 3.3 miles east-south-east of Newent (from Newent: bearing 116°T, OS grid SO 769 235), and is situated north-north-east of Tibberton village. The land here rises and falls with a deliberate, slow grace, defined by the persistent presence of Red Hill, which looms just a short distance to the north-north-west. Beneath the grey, diffused light of the morning, the heavy clay soil seems to hold the moisture of the seasons, giving the fields a saturated, deep-green intensity. Water plays a vital role in the character of Highleadon, as the nearby Ell Brook cuts a narrow, meandering path through the low-lying meadows. The architecture of the surrounding farms suggests a long history of agricultural industry, where stone and timber have been weathered by decades of salt-laden winds blowing in from the Severn Vale. Every hedgerow and fence line marks a boundary that has been maintained with a stoic, quiet persistence by generations of local hands. Highleadon possesses a singular, unadorned beauty that reveals itself only to those willing to observe the subtle shifts in the horizon.
Flight conditions near Highleadon. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Highleadon and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highleadon, 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 Highleadon includes coordinates 51.909813, -2.336396, 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 Highleadon is available on the Highleadon 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.