Northfield emerges from the limestone bedrock of Somerset, a collection of dwellings shaped by the quiet gravity of the coal-rich earth beneath. It lies 0.6 miles east-south-east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 104°T, OS grid ST 697 546). The landscape here retains the skeletal memory of deep-shaft industry, where the land slopes toward the hidden, rhythmic pulse of Kilmersdon Brook. Sunlight often catches the pale, fractured rock of the nearby Huish Colliery Quarry Sssi, casting sharp, geological shadows across the surrounding fields. Northfield maintains a modest, utilitarian character, defined more by the enduring solidity of its stone walls than by any grand architectural flourish. The horizon to the east is held by the quiet depth of The Combe, a valley that funnels the wind across the exposed rooftops. Residents move through these streets with a familiarity born of long winters and the slow, persistent reclamation of nature over former pit-heads. Such places hold their history in the heavy, dampened air, where the past remains as tangible as the grit under a boot-heel.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northfield, 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 Northfield includes coordinates 51.290047, -2.435124, 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 Northfield is available on the Northfield 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.