Sharpness, Gloucestershire Weather
About Sharpness, Gloucestershire
Sharpness commands a formidable view where the Severn’s tidal currents churn against the industrial legacy of its deep-water docks. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 109°T, OS grid SO 674 017), and is situated west-north-west of Wanswell village. Salt-heavy winds sweep inland from the mudflats, carrying the briny scent of Saniger Sands across the rusted ironwork and concrete quays that define the local horizon. Sharpness owes its enduring character to the junction of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, a waterway that once served as the pulsing artery for the region’s maritime trade. Beyond the dockyards, the landscape softens into the quiet, water-logged earth surrounding the Moat and Fishpond at Wanswell Court, where history settles into the reeds. The light here possesses a metallic clarity, refracting off the expansive river and illuminating the stark geometry of the loading cranes. Even now, the rhythmic clatter of distant machinery occasionally breaks the silence, a lingering echo of the immense engineering ambition that first carved this gateway into the riverbank.
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Live animated radar for Sharpness and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Sharpness, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sharpness, 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 Sharpness includes coordinates 51.713971, -2.472212, 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 Sharpness is available on the Sharpness 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.