Painswick, Gloucestershire Weather
About Painswick, Gloucestershire
High limestone ridges embrace the golden-hued architecture of Painswick, where the landscape falls into deep, quiet folds of the Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-east of Stroud (from Stroud: bearing 19°T, OS grid SO 866 097), and is situated west-north-west of Longridge village. The wool trade once breathed prosperity into these steep streets, funding the grand houses that mirror the quality of the local oolitic stone. Today, the economy leans toward artisan crafts and tourism, drawing life from the surrounding hills where the light shifts with a pale, silver clarity. History clings to the earth here, evidenced by the nearby Roman villa remnants that suggest a long-standing human attachment to this rugged, elevated terrain.
Painswick reveals its character through the ninety-nine ancient yew trees that guard the churchyard of St Mary’s, a site of singular and haunting beauty. These trees stand as silent witnesses to the centuries, their dark, twisted boughs offering a stark contrast to the brilliant, clipped hedges of the historic Painswick House parkland. The annual tradition of clipping the yews remains a local hallmark, preserving an identity that feels carved from the very hill-slopes of the region. Visitors often wander the paths toward the Painswick Valley, where the air holds a cool, damp scent of moss and ancient woodland floor. Even the quietest corners of the landscape seem to echo with the enduring elegance of a place that values its own slow, measured pace of life.
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About This Painswick, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Painswick, 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 Painswick includes coordinates 51.78604, -2.195011, 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 Painswick is available on the Painswick 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.