Uplands commands a high, watchful position upon the limestone slopes that rise sharply above the industrial floor of the Stroud valleys. It lies 0.7 miles north-east of Stroud (from Stroud: bearing 54°T, OS grid SO 859 058). Uplands reveals itself through steep, terraced streets where the afternoon light catches the grey-gold stone of Victorian villas, lending a metallic glint to the late-day air. To the north, the rugged rise of Wickridge Hill acts as a silent sentinel, casting long, cool shadows over the rooftops as the sun dips behind the escarpment. Residents often wander down the inclines toward the town centre, passing the quiet, verdant expanse of Park Gardens before reaching the bustle of the local trade. The architecture here retains the sturdy, no-nonsense character of a place built by the hands of those who laboured in the woollen mills below. Every morning, the mist clings to the gardens, silvering the edges of the leaves before the sharp, clear air of the Cotswolds burns the dampness away. This is a landscape of sudden gradients and hidden views, where the modern pace of life is softened by the enduring weight of the hills.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Uplands, 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 Uplands includes coordinates 51.751254, -2.20532, 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 Uplands is available on the Uplands 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.