Pilning holds the quiet, flat character of the Severn Levels, where the horizon stretches wide and untroubled by heavy industry. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Bradley Stoke (from Bradley Stoke: bearing 296°T, OS grid ST 555 851), and is situated south-east of Redwick village. Salt-tanged air drifts inland from the estuary, marking the rhythm of a landscape defined by drainage rhines and ancient, reclaimed silt. Near the centre of the parish, The Green provides a modest expanse of grass where the light catches the morning dew in long, silvered streaks. To the north-west, the tidal waters of The Pill pulse with the turning tide, carrying the memory of a maritime history that once reached deep into these fields. The nearby Ellinghurst Rhine cuts a straight, dark line through the earth, reflecting the grey-blue sky of the South West with sharp, mirror-like clarity. Pilning remains a place of open spaces and low-slung barns, where the wind moves across the pasture without meeting a single obstacle to its progress. This terrain demands a steady patience from those who work the soil or walk the paths that trace the boundaries of the wetlands.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pilning, 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 Pilning includes coordinates 51.563394, -2.64241, 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 Pilning is available on the Pilning 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.