Palmers Flat, Gloucestershire Weather
About Palmers Flat, Gloucestershire
Palmers Flat reveals itself as a modest collection of residences caught in the quiet transition between the dense woodland and the open expanse of the Forest of Dean. It lies 0.9 miles south-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 126°T, OS grid SO 587 098), and is situated south of Coalway village. The earth beneath the houses holds the heavy, fractured legacy of deep-vein mining, as the ground itself falls within the protected boundaries of the Old Bow and Old Ham Mines SSSI. Here, the landscape does not simply sit; it leans against the rise of Gorsty Knoll, where the light hits the limestone outcrops with a sharp, pale clarity during the late afternoon. Residents of Palmers Flat walk paths that once served the iron and coal trades, now reclaimed by bramble and the slow, persistent encroachment of bracken. To the north-east, the proximity of Woodhenge offers a quiet contrast to the industrial scars left by centuries of extraction. The air carries the damp, mineral scent of the forest, a persistent reminder of the geology that dictates the pace and character of life in this corner of Gloucestershire. Through the changing seasons, the silence of the woods presses against the outer walls of the homes, anchoring Palmers Flat to a rugged, ancient terrain that refuses to be entirely tamed by modern development.
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About This Palmers Flat, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palmers Flat, 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 Palmers Flat includes coordinates 51.785362, -2.60001, 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 Palmers Flat is available on the Palmers Flat 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.