Oldcroft, Gloucestershire Weather
About Oldcroft, Gloucestershire
Oldcroft commands a modest elevation within the rugged expanse of the Forest of Dean, where the air holds a distinct, cool clarity. It lies 2.0 miles north-north-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 29°T, OS grid SO 649 059), and is situated south-west of Viney Hill village. The sunlight here often catches the grey stone of the older dwellings, illuminating textures that have weathered decades of Atlantic winds. To the north-northeast, the slopes of Newyears Hill rise as a silent sentinel over the rooftops, offering a sense of permanence to the horizon. Beyond the domestic gardens, the encroaching greenery of Cockshoot Wood provides a dense, emerald boundary that defines the edge of the local geography. The topography around Oldcroft tilts toward the Severn Vale, allowing the evening shadows to stretch long and thin across the sloping meadows. Residents often navigate the quiet lanes that trace the contours of this ancient, wooded upland, where the quietude is punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic clatter of the railway. Oldcroft remains defined by its intimate relationship with the surrounding timbered heights, maintaining a character that is as unyielding as the rock beneath the soil.
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About This Oldcroft, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oldcroft, 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 Oldcroft includes coordinates 51.751147, -2.509322, 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 Oldcroft is available on the Oldcroft 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.