Stroat, Gloucestershire Weather
About Stroat, Gloucestershire
Stroat holds a quiet vigil over the landscape where the Severn Vale begins to yield to the rugged elevation of the Forest of Dean. It lies 5.2 miles south-west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 227°T, OS grid ST 571 975), and is situated east-north-east of Woodcroft village. Sunlight often catches the limestone ridges here, casting long, deliberate shadows that lend the fields an air of ancient permanence. To the east, the Broad Stone remains a silent, weathered sentinel, marking a geography that feels indifferent to the passing of centuries. The terrain rises toward Hanley Hill, where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of upland grasses and distant tidal waters. Stroat occupies a narrow corridor of high ground, looking out over a horizon that shifts in colour from the pale grey of dawn to the deep, bruised purples of evening. The soil here, heavy and rich, reflects the patient industry of those who have worked the land long before the modern road traced its path through the hamlet. Each stone wall and hedgerow acts as a boundary against the encroaching wild, defining a space where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of existence.
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About This Stroat, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stroat, 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 Stroat includes coordinates 51.675293, -2.620492, 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 Stroat is available on the Stroat 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.