Slad, Gloucestershire Weather
About Slad, Gloucestershire
Slad occupies the steep, limestone folds of a Gloucestershire valley, defined by the narrow ribbon of the Slad Brook that cuts through the base of the combe. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Painswick (from Painswick: bearing 163°T, OS grid SO 873 075), and is situated south-south-west of Longridge village. The landscape here rises sharply towards the limestone grassland of Juniper Hill, where the thin soil supports a fragile, ancient flora that has persisted for centuries. This terrain is inseparable from the work of Laurie Lee, whose prose immortalised the particular quality of the light as it catches the high, open slopes of the valley. Slad retains a quiet, secluded character, its stone cottages clinging to the hillsides in defiance of the gravity that pulls towards the water below. Throughout the seasons, the air carries the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, reflecting the rhythm of a place where the human presence feels like a light, temporary layering upon the heavy, ancient geology. Visitors often find that Slad does not yield its secrets easily, preferring to reveal them through the slow, arduous process of walking its winding, high-hedged lanes. The architecture of the parish church serves as a grounding anchor, looking out over a geography that remains fundamentally unhurried and starkly beautiful.
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About This Slad, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Slad, 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 Slad includes coordinates 51.766518, -2.185131, 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 Slad is available on the Slad 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.