Stanley, Gloucestershire Weather
About Stanley, Gloucestershire
Stanley remains a quiet presence in the Gloucestershire landscape, defined by the low-lying rhythms of the Severn Vale. It lies 5.2 miles east of Cinderford (from Cinderford: bearing 94°T, OS grid SO 740 134), and is situated east-south-east of Stantway village. The horizon here is marked by the modest rise of Walmore Hill, which catches the pale, slant light of winter afternoons and casts long, cooling shadows across the fields. Below these slopes, the land flattens toward the Bollow Rhyne, a waterway that veins through the pastures and dictates the slow drainage of the heavy clay soil. Stanley maintains a reserved character, distant from the industrial clamour that once defined the deeper reaches of the Forest of Dean. The air here carries a damp, fertile weight, smelling faintly of river silt and turning earth during the spring thaw. Stanley serves as a hinge between the wooded uplands and the expansive, tidal reaches of the river, where the sky feels wider and more exposed to the elements. This geography creates a stillness that seems to thicken as the sun dips behind the western ridges, leaving the lanes to the quiet commerce of birds and the wind.
Flight conditions near Stanley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Stanley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Stanley, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanley, 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 Stanley includes coordinates 51.819068, -2.377705, 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 Stanley is available on the Stanley 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.