Longney stretches along the eastern bank of the Severn, where the river’s tidal pulse dictates the slow rhythm of the surrounding orchards. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-west of Stonehouse (from Stonehouse: bearing 329°T, OS grid SO 764 122), and is situated north of Epney village. The land here remains low and expectant, defined by the winding waters of the Lapperditch that drain the heavy clay soil toward the estuary. Sunlight catches the silt-heavy currents, casting a pale, metallic sheen over the fields that transition into the soft, marshy expanse of Longney Sands. Ancient apple trees stand in gnarled rows, their boughs heavy with fruit in autumn, reflecting a long-standing local devotion to the cider harvest. To the north, the elevation of Monks Hill offers a quiet vantage point over the flat, green expanse, breaking the horizon with a gentle, wooded rise. Longney maintains a singular, hushed character, where the architecture of the church and farmsteads seems to hold the silence of the river’s reach. This corner of Gloucestershire remains anchored to the tides, its identity shaped by the persistent, rhythmic arrival and departure of the Severn bore.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Longney, 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 Longney includes coordinates 51.808726, -2.343257, 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 Longney is available on the Longney 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.