Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire Weather
About Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
Wotton-under-Edge commands the steep, verdant slopes of the Cotswold escarpment, where limestone ridges catch the golden, fleeting light of the Gloucestershire afternoon. It lies 3.0 miles south of Dursley (from Dursley: bearing 178°T, OS grid ST 757 932), and is situated south-west of Coombe village. Once a thriving hub for the woollen cloth trade, the place retains a gravity in its honey-coloured masonry, reflecting centuries of industrial prosperity that flowed alongside the waters of Dyers Brook. Today, the local economy has shifted from the clatter of looms to a quieter commerce, though the deep scars of its manufacturing heritage remain etched into the geography of its narrow streets.
The Electric Picture House continues to offer a flickering, intimate sanctuary for the imagination, standing as a quiet counterpoint to the more ancient architecture that defines the centre. Above the rooftops, the sharp incline of Wotton Hill invites a solitary climb, offering a vantage point where one might survey the shifting shadows across the valley floor. The cultural character of the place is marked by a persistent, quiet independence, echoing the legacy of individuals like the Victorian polymath Isaac Pitman, who once taught at the local academy. Residents still gather where the air feels heavy with the memory of past markets, maintaining a rhythm that belongs entirely to the limestone hills and the stubborn, enduring spirit of Wotton-under-Edge.
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About This Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wotton-under-Edge, 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 Wotton-under-Edge includes coordinates 51.63769, -2.351645, 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 Wotton-under-Edge is available on the Wotton-under-Edge 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.