South Widcombe, Gloucestershire Weather
About South Widcombe, Gloucestershire
South Widcombe emerges from the limestone ridges of Gloucestershire as a quiet collection of stone dwellings that seem to catch the fading light with a particular, pale intensity. It lies 5.4 miles west-north-west of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 286°T, OS grid ST 580 566), and is situated west of Hinton Blewett village. The horizon here is dominated by the gentle rise of Widcombe Hill, which stands a mere half-mile to the east and offers a vantage point over the patchwork of fields below. Below the slopes, the landscape gathers moisture in the basin, where the Lower Reservoir holds a mirror to the passing clouds and softens the edges of the heavy, clay-rich earth. South Widcombe maintains an intimate relationship with these waters, as the nearby Molly Brook traces a winding path through the vegetation, carving its own slow history into the valley floor. The air in these parts often carries the scent of damp moss and turned soil, a sensory reminder of the agricultural traditions that have long sustained the local inhabitants. Because the terrain remains largely undisturbed by modern sprawl, the silence of the countryside takes on a physical weight, broken only by the occasional call of a bird or the rustle of wind against dry stone walls. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the lengthening shadows that creep across the limestone facades as the sun dips behind the western hills.
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About This South Widcombe, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Widcombe, 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 South Widcombe includes coordinates 51.306998, -2.603159, 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 South Widcombe is available on the South Widcombe 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.