Townsend, Gloucestershire Weather
About Townsend, Gloucestershire
Townsend draws its character from the quiet, limestone-filtered light that settles over the Mendip fringes. It lies 5.9 miles west-north-west of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 283°T, OS grid ST 571 563), and is situated north-east of East Harptree village. The geography here is defined by a slow, deliberate incline that rises toward the heights, where the air grows thinner and carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth. West of the houses, the waters of Molly Brook trace a persistent, silver path through the dark soil, carving a boundary that has remained unchanged for generations. Not far beyond, the rugged limestone walls of Harptree Combe slice into the earth, revealing a deep, shadowed valley that feels entirely removed from the modern drift of traffic. Townsend remains a place of solid stone and high, pale skies, where the architecture seems to have grown directly from the underlying rock. The remnants of Richmont Castle linger nearby as a silent, scheduled presence, its broken earthworks reminding the observer that history here is not a narrative but a physical weight beneath one’s boots. Each morning, the mist clings to the low-lying fields, turning the landscape into a study of grey and muted green that holds the attention of any traveller passing through.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Townsend, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Townsend, 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 Townsend includes coordinates 51.304717, -2.616326, 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 Townsend is available on the Townsend 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.