Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Weather
About Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
High upon a windy limestone ridge, Stow-on-the-Wold commands the horizon where the ancient trade routes of the Cotswolds once converged. It lies 4.2 miles south of Moreton-in-Marsh (from Moreton-in-Marsh: bearing 191°T, OS grid SP 191 257), and is situated north-west of Maugersbury village. The economy here historically flourished through the wool trade, a legacy still visible in the expansive, solid architecture that speaks of prosperity harvested from sheep-grazed hills. Beneath the soil, the prehistoric enclosure known as Stow Camp marks an older, deeper silence, while the nearby Registered Battlefield serves as a quiet reminder of the civil conflicts that once surged across these open fields.
Stow-on-the-Wold gathers its character around the central Market Square, where the medieval Market Cross has watched the centuries drift by like slow clouds over the honey-coloured stone. Visitors often admire the ancient, weathered yew trees guarding the entrance to St Edward’s Church, their roots clutching the masonry in an embrace that feels both wild and sacred. The light here has a crystalline clarity, falling sharply upon the antique shops and tea rooms that now fill the spaces once occupied by bustling wool merchants. Local lore occasionally whispers of authors and artists who found sanctuary in the high, bracing air of this elevated terrain. Such a place demands a lingering gaze, for the stones themselves seem to hold the heat of the sun long after the evening shadows have lengthened across the cobbles.
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About This Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stow-on-the-Wold, 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 Stow-on-the-Wold includes coordinates 51.929928, -1.722378, 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 Stow-on-the-Wold is available on the Stow-on-the-Wold 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.