Shakesfield, Gloucestershire Weather
About Shakesfield, Gloucestershire
Shakesfield remains a quiet anchor of the Gloucestershire landscape, where the earth yields to the patient rhythm of the seasons. It lies 3.8 miles south-south-west of Ledbury (from Ledbury: bearing 194°T, OS grid SO 696 316), and is situated north-north-west of Dymock village. The terrain here rises in modest, rolling swells that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields. To the west, the ancient timber of Hall Wood SSSI stands as a dense, verdant wall against the horizon, breathing a cool, damp stillness into the air. Shakesfield itself maintains a modest profile, defined by narrow lanes that follow the natural contours of the soil rather than the rigid lines of modern planning. A short distance to the east, the hidden earthworks of the Knight's Green Moated Site hold the silence of centuries, undisturbed by the modern world. The atmosphere here possesses a certain clarity, as if the landscape itself were holding its breath against the encroaching speed of the valley below. Each hedgerow and pasture serves as a testament to a long, slow agricultural heritage that continues to shape the character of the land.
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About This Shakesfield, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shakesfield, 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 Shakesfield includes coordinates 51.982581, -2.443539, 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 Shakesfield is available on the Shakesfield 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.