Maiden Head, Gloucestershire Weather
About Maiden Head, Gloucestershire
Maiden Head emerges as a quiet threshold where the urban sprawl of the north finally yields to the rugged, limestone-veined incline of the Mendip foothills. It lies 4.2 miles south-south-west of Bristol (from Bristol: bearing 195°T, OS grid ST 565 663), and is situated east-south-east of Dundry village. The local topography is defined by the high, sweeping horizon of Dundry Hill, which casts a long, protective shadow over the fields as the afternoon sun retreats. A short distance to the west, the delicate ecological balance of Barns Batch Spinney Sssi preserves a pocket of ancient woodland that seems to hold the silence of centuries within its tangled undergrowth. Maiden Head occupies a space of transition, where the air grows cooler and carries the sharp, clean scent of the nearby Dundry Main Road South Quarry Sssi. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the grey edges of the stone walls that partition the landscape into a rhythmic, geometric puzzle. Time in Maiden Head moves with the slow persistence of the seasons, indifferent to the distant murmur of the city that pulses just beyond the ridge.
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About This Maiden Head, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maiden Head, 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 Maiden Head includes coordinates 51.394735, -2.626389, 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 Maiden Head is available on the Maiden Head 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.