Preston Cross, Gloucestershire Weather
About Preston Cross, Gloucestershire
Preston Cross marks a quiet confluence where the rhythms of the Herefordshire borderlands meet the sturdy character of the Forest of Dean district. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Ledbury (from Ledbury: bearing 238°T, OS grid SO 675 353), and is situated north-north-east of Much Marcle village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate tilt of the earth, where the pale light of morning catches the damp fields in a silver sheen. To the east, the waters of Ludstock Brook trace a meandering path through the low-lying pasture, lending a cool, rhythmic pulse to the local topography. Preston Cross feels defined by this proximity to moving water, which keeps the soil rich and the air perpetually crisp. Further south, the ancient arboreal density of Hall Wood Sssi provides a deep, emerald contrast to the open agricultural plots that dominate the immediate horizon. The character of Preston Cross remains anchored in this interplay between managed farmland and the persistent, wilder inclinations of the local brooks. One senses in the stillness of the afternoon that the land is indifferent to the passage of clocks, preferring instead the slow turn of the seasons across the hedgerows.
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About This Preston Cross, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston Cross, 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 Preston Cross includes coordinates 52.015996, -2.474513, 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 Preston Cross is available on the Preston Cross 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.