Whitfield emerges from the quiet, limestone-veined earth of Gloucestershire as a collection of dwellings defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the rural South West. It lies 2.3 miles east-north-east of Thornbury (from Thornbury: bearing 71°T, OS grid ST 671 913), and is situated north-north-east of Milbury Heath village. The geology here is particularly significant, as the land itself forms part of the Buckover Road Cutting SSSI, where ancient marine deposits are exposed in the weathered banks. Beneath the quiet lanes, the strata offer a glimpse into deep time, far older than the modest brickwork of the local farmsteads. To the east, the limestone ridges of Abbots-side Hill catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the fields. Whitfield remains a place of subtle transitions, where the modern road network brushes against the enduring, silent presence of the prehistoric hillforts that crown the nearby ridges. The atmosphere carries a certain stillness, punctuated only by the seasonal shift of wind through the hedgerows or the sudden, sharp call of a bird crossing the open, undulating expanse.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whitfield, 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 Whitfield includes coordinates 51.620053, -2.475454, 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 Whitfield is available on the Whitfield 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.