Whitecroft, Gloucestershire Weather
About Whitecroft, Gloucestershire
Whitecroft emerges from the deep, verdant folds of the Forest of Dean, where the land holds the memory of ancient coal seams and iron ore. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-west of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 335°T, OS grid SO 619 062), and is situated west-south-west of Yorkley village. The Rudge Brook runs with a silver clarity along the eastern edge, carving a quiet path that reflects the changing temper of the sky. To the north-north-east, the dense canopy of Oakenhill Wood breathes a cool, resinous air over the rooftops, dampening the sounds of the modern day. Whitecroft maintains a rugged character shaped by its industrial ancestry, where stone cottages appear to have grown directly from the hillside. The light here often lingers in the hollows, turning the damp slate of the older buildings into shimmering plates of charcoal and grey. Paths wind upward toward the heights of Pastor's Hill, offering a view of a landscape that remains stubbornly tied to the rhythm of the woods and the water. This corner of Gloucestershire keeps its own counsel, remaining a place where the hum of the forest is never quite drowned out by the motion of the road.
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About This Whitecroft, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitecroft, 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 Whitecroft includes coordinates 51.753859, -2.551959, 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 Whitecroft is available on the Whitecroft 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.