Lower Swell, Gloucestershire Weather
About Lower Swell, Gloucestershire
Lower Swell emerges from the limestone folds of the Cotswolds, defined by the steady, clear flow of the River Dikler. It lies 1.1 miles west of Stow-on-the-Wold (from Stow-on-the-Wold: bearing 260°T, OS grid SP 173 254). The honey-hued masonry of its cottages catches the low-slanting afternoon sun, casting long shadows across the quiet lanes. Beneath the turf, the earth retains the secrets of the past, marked by the Lower Swell Long Barrow, which rests in silent gravity just 400 metres north-west of the parish church. Time feels heavy here, anchored by the presence of ancient burial mounds that break the smooth horizon of the surrounding fields. Residents walk paths that have remained largely unchanged for centuries, navigating the topography that separates the high wolds from the damp meadows below. The landscape holds a quiet, austere beauty, where the skeletal remains of medieval dwellings near St Mary’s Church remind the observer of the persistent endurance of human habitation. Lower Swell maintains a character forged by this deep, geological stillness, far removed from the clamour of more modern thoroughfares.
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About This Lower Swell, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lower Swell, Gloucestershire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, 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 Swell includes coordinates 51.926975, -1.74866, 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 Swell is available on the Lower Swell 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. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.