Hounsley Batch, Gloucestershire Weather
About Hounsley Batch, Gloucestershire
Hounsley Batch holds the quiet character of a hollow in the limestone shelf, where the earth gives way to the rhythmic pulse of the Mendip foothills. It lies 6.4 miles south-south-west of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 201°T, OS grid ST 546 632), and is situated north-east of Regil village. The light here catches the grey stone of the older cottages, which seem to grow directly from the thin, stony soil rather than being built upon it. To the south-east, the slopes of Pagans Hill rise to catch the wind, offering a high vantage point that looks down upon the modest roofs of Hounsley Batch. Hidden away in the nearby verdant shadows, the ruins of the Littleton Gunpowder Works at Powdermill Farm remain as a skeletal reminder of a time when the valley hummed with the dangerous, rhythmic industry of explosive manufacture. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity, untroubled by the thrum of major roads or the press of urban sprawl. Paths trace the edges of fields where the winter frost lingers longest, silvering the grass until the mid-morning sun finds the ground. This corner of Gloucestershire maintains a sturdy, unadorned presence, defined by the simple geometry of dry-stone walls and the shifting moods of the western sky.
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About This Hounsley Batch, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hounsley Batch, 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 Hounsley Batch includes coordinates 51.366794, -2.653444, 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 Hounsley Batch is available on the Hounsley Batch 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.