Swanley, Gloucestershire Weather
About Swanley, Gloucestershire
Swanley emerges as a quiet cluster of dwellings within the folds of the Gloucestershire landscape, defined by a modest composure that defies the bustle of larger parishes. It lies 3.9 miles west-south-west of Dursley (from Dursley: bearing 254°T, OS grid ST 696 964), and is situated north-east of Woodford village. Here, the earth rises in subtle ridges, and the light often catches the stone of local walls with a pale, silvered clarity that suggests an age-old stillness. To the south, the slopes of Fern Hill rise to meet the horizon, anchoring Swanley to a topography shaped by long-standing agricultural tradition. The nearby Doverte Brook provides a constant, low-frequency hum, its waters moving through the lower ground with a persistence that has defined the drainage of these fields for centuries. Swanley maintains a character defined by the patience of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and the distant, rhythmic turning of valley life. Such places exist in the margins of the map, yet they hold a weight of permanence that the busier arteries of the region lack. Swanley remains a testament to the quietude of the Stroud district, where the heavy, clay-rich earth commands a slow and deliberate pace of life.
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About This Swanley, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swanley, 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 Swanley includes coordinates 51.666216, -2.440557, 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 Swanley is available on the Swanley 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.