Oakley, Gloucestershire Weather
About Oakley, Gloucestershire
Oakley commands a steady presence upon the eastern flanks of the Severn Vale, where the earth rises to meet the Cotswold escarpment. It lies 1.2 miles east of Cheltenham (from Cheltenham: bearing 81°T, OS grid SO 966 227), and is situated south-south-west of Prestbury village. The morning light here often catches the stone of distant ridges before sliding down to illuminate the quiet streets of Oakley, where the air holds a crisp, bracing clarity. To the south-south-east, the slopes of Battledown Hill rise like a slumbering flank, guiding the eye toward the ancient, quiet earthworks of Battledown Camp. This landscape carries a weight of deep time, where the modern brickwork of Oakley sits in dialogue with the silence of the higher ground. A short walk toward the east brings one to the verdant, hushed rows of Bouncer’s Lane Cemetery, where the local history is marked in weathered granite and lichened marble. The wind shifts across these suburban borders with a persistent, clean urgency, rarely failing to stir the leaves of the boundary trees. Oakley maintains a rhythm that balances the industrious spirit of its residential character against the enduring stillness of the surrounding Gloucestershire hills.
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About This Oakley, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakley, 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 Oakley includes coordinates 51.903469, -2.049968, 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 Oakley is available on the Oakley 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.