Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire Weather
About Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire
Lower Lydbrook clings to the steep, wooded banks of the River Wye, where the valley floor narrows into a corridor of limestone and shadow. It lies 4.1 miles north-north-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 18°T, OS grid SO 595 168), and is situated north-east of English Bicknor village. The industrial remnants of ironworks and coal mines have long since faded, leaving the valley to be reclaimed by the dense, persistent greenery of the Forest of Dean. To the northwest, the ancient earthworks of Offa's Dyke trace a silent, earthen line across the ridge, marking a border that time has softened but not erased. Above the river, the slopes of Tumps Hill rise abruptly, their grassy flanks catching the pale, thin light that descends into the gorge during the winter months. The air here holds the damp, metallic scent of the water, a constant reminder of the stream that once powered the machinery of earlier centuries. Residents of Lower Lydbrook look toward the canopy of Thomas Wood, where the trees crowd the skyline and sway with a rhythmic, heavy persistence. In this quiet corner of Gloucestershire, the landscape does not offer grand vistas, but rather a deep, enclosed intimacy that anchors the houses firmly against the incline.
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About This Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lower Lydbrook, 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 Lower Lydbrook includes coordinates 51.849006, -2.5884, 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 Lower Lydbrook is available on the Lower Lydbrook 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.