Purn, Gloucestershire Weather
About Purn, Gloucestershire
Purn emerges from the flat, reclaimed marshlands of Somerset as a quiet congregation of stone and slate. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-east of Weston-super-Mare (from Weston-super-Mare: bearing 165°T, OS grid ST 331 570), and is situated west of Bleadon village. The light here possesses a singular, watery clarity, reflecting off the damp pastures that stretch toward the Severn Estuary. To the north-north-east, the slopes of Purn Hill rise abruptly, a limestone spine that guards the hamlet against the prevailing winds. The earth beneath Purn feels heavy with the memory of ancient tides, having long been shaped by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture. A short distance to the west, the New Rhyne channels water through the low-lying fields, its surface a silver mirror for the passing clouds. Further elevation is found at South Hill, where the land turns to rougher grazing and the gorse thrives in the thin, unforgiving soil. Residents of Purn live in a landscape where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, demanding a certain patience from those who dwell within its reach.
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About This Purn, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Purn, 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 Purn includes coordinates 51.308409, -2.960115, 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 Purn is available on the Purn 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.