Tortworth, Gloucestershire Weather
About Tortworth, Gloucestershire
Tortworth reveals its character through a quiet adherence to the limestone geology that defines this corner of Gloucestershire. It lies 3.4 miles west of Wotton-under-Edge (from Wotton-under-Edge: bearing 271°T, OS grid ST 703 933), and is situated east of Falfield village. Heavy, damp air often clings to the ancient Tortworth Chestnut, a tree whose gnarled, colossal trunk seems to hold the weight of centuries in its deep, corkscrewed bark. Beside the churchyard, the weathered stone of the Cross in St Leonard's Churchyard stands as a silent observer to the shifting light that brushes across the fields. The landscape here is defined by the subtle, cold rigidity of the strata, a terrain that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of modern machinery. To the north, the Damery Road Section SSSI offers a stark, exposed record of geological time, where the earth’s crust is peeled back to show the grey, fossil-rich layers beneath. Tortworth remains defined by these heavy, enduring textures rather than the ephemeral bustle of more populated routes. Throughout the changing seasons, the low sun elongates the shadows of the surrounding trees, casting long, dark fingers over the fields that stretch toward the horizon.
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About This Tortworth, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tortworth, 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 Tortworth includes coordinates 51.638157, -2.429996, 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 Tortworth is available on the Tortworth 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.