The Folly, Gloucestershire Weather
About The Folly, Gloucestershire
The Folly emerges as a quiet cluster of stone dwellings upon the limestone ridges that define the Gloucestershire landscape. It lies 5.0 miles north of Bath (from Bath: bearing 359°T, OS grid ST 750 729), and is situated north of Cold Ashton village. Pale, honey-coloured masonry absorbs the morning sun, reflecting a warmth that lingers long after the shadows of the nearby trees have lengthened across the trackways. To the west, the slopes of Tog Hill rise to meet the horizon, acting as a silent sentinel over the fields that have been worked by hand for generations. Beyond the immediate pastures, the diverse flora of the St. Catherine's Valley Sssi thrives in a damp, sheltered microclimate that fosters an almost ethereal stillness. The Folly maintains a character defined by the rugged topography of the Cotswolds, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and wild thyme. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a crisp, bracing quality that speaks to the elevation of the high ground. The Folly remains a singular point of permanence in a landscape that shifts its hues with the turning of the seasons.
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About This The Folly, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Folly, 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 The Folly includes coordinates 51.455117, -2.361105, 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 The Folly is available on the The Folly 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.