Hillesley, Gloucestershire Weather
About Hillesley, Gloucestershire
Hillesley occupies a quiet fold of the Cotswold landscape where the limestone earth meets the softer, clay-rich soil of the Severn Vale. It lies 2.4 miles south-south-east of Wotton-under-Edge (from Wotton-under-Edge: bearing 162°T, OS grid ST 769 896), and is situated south-west of Tresham village. To the west, the land dips into the shadowed, verdant depth of Ham’s Gully, where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness even during the height of summer. The architecture of Hillesley reflects a long history of agricultural industry, with sturdy stone cottages flanking the roads that once carried the heavy weight of wool and grain. Sunlight catches the golden edges of the local masonry, illuminating the quiet precision of builders who worked with the stone long before the modern age. Beyond the residential lanes, the biodiversity of Yarley Meadows SSSI thrives in protected silence, offering a stark, wild contrast to the manicured gardens of the district. Hillesley maintains a distinct identity defined by these surrounding slopes, where the horizon is shaped by the subtle rise and fall of the terrain. The rhythm of life here remains tethered to the changing seasons, as the light shifts across the fields and the brook marks the slow passage of the year.
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About This Hillesley, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillesley, 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 Hillesley includes coordinates 51.60484, -2.334757, 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 Hillesley is available on the Hillesley 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.