Westerleigh, Gloucestershire Weather
About Westerleigh, Gloucestershire
Westerleigh endures as a quiet anchor of Gloucestershire, shaped by the heavy, iron-rich clays that define this corner of the South West. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Yate (from Yate: bearing 202°T, OS grid ST 699 799), and is situated west-north-west of Wapley village. High above the hearths of the cottages, the crest of Copp Hill catches the pale, slanted light of the afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields toward the parish church. The stone of St James the Great stands firm against the wind, its tower a grey sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of the seasons for centuries. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Bitterwell Lake hold the sky in a mirror of dark glass, offering a stillness that seems to absorb the distant hum of the modern world. Coal once moved through these lanes, carried by dramways that have since surrendered their tracks to the persistent advance of cow parsley and bramble. Westerleigh retains a stoic dignity, its character forged in the transition between the rolling agricultural plains and the remnants of an industrial past that left its mark deep in the earth. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and ancient stone, marking the slow, deliberate pace of a place that has long outlived the urgency of its own history.
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About This Westerleigh, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westerleigh, 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 Westerleigh includes coordinates 51.517593, -2.434321, 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 Westerleigh is available on the Westerleigh 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.