Riverside, Gloucestershire Weather
About Riverside, Gloucestershire
Riverside occupies a modest fold of the landscape where the land begins to rise towards the higher ground of the Mendip fringes. It lies 0.6 miles south-west of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 233°T, OS grid ST 656 535). The horizon is dominated by the gentle, firm silhouette of Folly Hill, which stands as a silent sentinel just half a mile to the west. Residents look out over a terrain that holds the quiet, industrious memory of coal mining, a legacy that once shaped the very rhythm of life here before the pits closed and the earth reclaimed its stillness. The quality of light in Riverside often appears silvery and soft, reflecting the damp, temperate climate of the South West as it brushes against the stone walls of the older dwellings. While the bustling market life of Midsomer Norton remains a short walk away, Riverside maintains a distinct, reticent character of its own. A visitor walking these lanes might observe how the hedgerows lean inward, as if conspiring to keep the secrets of the valley floor entirely to themselves. Through the changing seasons, the air carries a faint, earthy freshness that speaks of the nearby River Somer, winding its way through the wider basin with a persistent, fluid grace.
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Live animated radar for Riverside and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Riverside, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 51.280191, -2.494201, 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 Riverside is available on the Riverside 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.