Swindon, Gloucestershire Weather
About Swindon, Gloucestershire
Swindon maintains a quiet reserve, its character defined by the low, flat horizons of the Severn Vale. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-west of Cheltenham (from Cheltenham: bearing 336°T, OS grid SO 936 250), and is situated east-south-east of Elmstone Hardwicke village. The land here possesses a particular clarity of light, where the sky seems to press closer to the fields than it does in the bustling streets further south. To the south-east, the waters of Wyman's Brook trace a slender, hidden path through the landscape, feeding the quiet moisture that keeps the surrounding meadows a persistent, deep green. Swindon holds its history in the modest stone of its older cottages, which stand with a stoic patience against the changing seasons. The nearby River Swilgate wanders north-north-west, carving a slow, deliberate passage through the heavy clay soil that has long dictated the rhythm of local husbandry. Walking the lanes of Swindon, one notices how the morning mist lingers in the hollows, turning the familiar hedgerows into ghostly, silvered silhouettes. This is a place that prefers the company of the wind and the turn of the plough to the clamour of modern ambition.
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About This Swindon, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swindon, 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 Swindon includes coordinates 51.924256, -2.093368, 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 Swindon is available on the Swindon 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.