Highnam, Gloucestershire Weather
About Highnam, Gloucestershire
Highnam reveals a landscape where the flat, silty plains of the Severn Vale meet the gradual rise of the western hills. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Gloucester (from Gloucester: bearing 294°T, OS grid SO 793 201), and is situated west-south-west of Maisemore village. Sunlight catches the limestone masonry of Highnam Court, where thirty-eight hectares of gardens hold the stillness of a long-settled estate. Beyond the manicured lawns, the dense canopy of Highnam Woods stretches toward the horizon, offering a sanctuary of oak and ash that feels far removed from the bustle of the nearby trunk roads. The air here carries a heavy, damp sweetness, a scent of river mud and ancient leaf mould that rises whenever the wind shifts from the Severn. To the north, the elevation of Lassington Hill provides a vantage point over the patchwork of fields, where the transition from flood-prone meadows to higher ground is marked by sudden, sharp changes in the flora. Highnam remains defined by this interface of water and earth, a place where the geography is etched by the slow, persistent work of the river’s reach.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Highnam, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highnam, 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 Highnam includes coordinates 51.879195, -2.301491, 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 Highnam is available on the Highnam 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.