Shorncote, Gloucestershire Weather
About Shorncote, Gloucestershire
Shorncote remains a quiet collection of stone dwellings defined by the low, flat horizon of the Cotswold water park landscape. It lies 3.3 miles south of Cirencester (from Cirencester: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 025 967), and is situated north-north-east of Somerford Keynes village. The light here seems to hold a particular clarity, reflecting off the gravel-bottomed basins that now define the local topography. Much of Shorncote rests within the boundaries of the Cotswold Country Park and Beach, where the water captures the sky in a mirror of slate and bruised clouds. Visitors often wander toward the nearby Cotswold Sculpture Park, where modern forms rise from the earth in stark contrast to the ancient, heavy silence of the surrounding fields. The land is punctuated by the presence of Cerneywick Brook, a watercourse that carves a modest, meandering path through the damp meadows to the east. Shorncote retains a sense of seclusion, far removed from the bustle of the nearby market town, favouring the slow migration of birds over the noise of human industry. Every lane leading into the hamlet feels anchored by the weight of the limestone geology that has long dictated the colour and character of these walls.
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About This Shorncote, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shorncote, 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 Shorncote includes coordinates 51.669726, -1.964844, 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 Shorncote is available on the Shorncote 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.