The Leigh, Gloucestershire Weather
About The Leigh, Gloucestershire
The Leigh rests upon a low-lying shelf of Gloucestershire earth, where the horizon broadens to embrace the slow, meditative passage of the Severn Vale. It lies 4.3 miles south-south-west of Tewkesbury (from Tewkesbury: bearing 199°T, OS grid SO 869 260), and is situated south-east of Lower Apperley village. A quiet stillness defines the character of The Leigh, where the light seems to linger longer against the damp, fertile fields than it does upon the higher ground. To the north, the Coombe Hill Canal Sssi offers a sanctuary of reeds and reflective water, preserving a fragment of the nineteenth-century industrial ambition that once sought to link the inland trade routes. The Leigh Parish Drain carves a slender, silver line through the neighbouring meadows, acting as a perennial pulse for the surrounding agricultural pastures. During the cooler months, the air holds a crystalline sharpness that clarifies the distant silhouette of Windmill Hill, grounding the hamlet within a vast, unfolding geography. Here, the architecture is modest and unpretentious, composed of brick and stone that have weathered to the colour of autumn wheat. Every lane in The Leigh invites a slow, deliberate pace, mirroring the patient, seasonal cycles of the land that sustains it.
Flight conditions near The Leigh. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for The Leigh and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This The Leigh, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for The Leigh, 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 Leigh includes coordinates 51.933058, -2.190704, 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 Leigh is available on the The Leigh 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.