New Passage commands a lonely, windswept stretch of the Severn Estuary where the tides pull with a heavy, restless gravity. It lies 5.1 miles west-north-west of Bradley Stoke (from Bradley Stoke: bearing 299°T, OS grid ST 549 859), and is situated north-north-west of Redwick village. Salt-crusted winds scour the low-lying fields, carrying the brine of the channel toward the quiet banks of The Pill. Where the water recedes, the vast, shimmering expanse of Sugarhole Sand reveals itself as a transient, shifting desert of silt and pale sediment. Historically, New Passage served as a vital ferry crossing for travellers seeking a swifter route into South Wales, though the rhythm of the water now dictates a slower, more solitary pace. The horizon here is dominated by the wide, grey expanse of the estuary, a constant presence that renders the surrounding pastoral landscape small and fragile. Under the weight of an expansive sky, the mudflats offer a pale, reflective mirror to the passing clouds, undisturbed by the urgency of modern life. Those who walk the shoreline find that New Passage retains a stark, elemental dignity, unadorned by the bustle of the inland world.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Passage, 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 New Passage includes coordinates 51.570708, -2.651531, 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 New Passage is available on the New Passage 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.