Whelford, Gloucestershire Weather
About Whelford, Gloucestershire
Whelford emerges from the limestone-heavy earth of the Cotswold district as a quiet gathering of stone and slate. It lies 1.6 miles south-east of Fairford (from Fairford: bearing 142°T, OS grid SU 168 989), and is situated south-east of Horcott village. The pale light of the south-west afternoon catches the butter-coloured walls, casting long, sharp shadows that trace the history of the surrounding fields. To the north, the River Coln moves with a slow, deliberate grace, carving its way through the verdant landscape towards the Thames. Whelford Meadow Sssi sustains a fragile, damp ecosystem where wildflowers bloom in defiance of the modern mechanical hum. The air here holds the scent of cool water and deep, undisturbed loam, carrying a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. Beyond the clusters of dwellings, the land opens into wide, unhurried vistas where the horizon meets the sky in a seamless line of muted grey and green. Every lane in Whelford serves as a testament to the enduring patience of the rural craft that first laid these foundations.
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About This Whelford, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whelford, 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 Whelford includes coordinates 51.68875, -1.757575, 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 Whelford is available on the Whelford 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.