Purton, Gloucestershire Weather
About Purton, Gloucestershire
Purton holds a quiet vigil over the tidal reaches where the Severn estuary begins to broaden its grey, silty expanse. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 69°T, OS grid SO 670 045), and is situated south of Blakeney village. The landscape here is defined by the slow, rhythmic shifting of the river, which feeds the saline marshes of The Ridge Sand just a short distance to the south-east. Sunlight catches the salt-crusted reeds, casting a pale, pearlescent glow that softens the harsh lines of the industrial remains left behind by maritime tradition. Nearby, the Purton Passage SSSI preserves a fragile ecological history, marking a transition between the firm earth of the Forest of Dean and the restless, moving waters. Purton remains a place where the air tastes sharply of brine and ancient mud, smelling of the deep, cold currents that have carved the banks for centuries. Life here moves with the tide, indifferent to the haste of the modern world, as the river continues its long, patient journey toward the sea.
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About This Purton, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Purton, 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 Purton includes coordinates 51.739121, -2.478427, 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 Purton is available on the Purton 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.