West Hewish emerges from the flat, reclaimed levels of North Somerset as a quiet congregation of dwellings defined by the low horizons of the Severn Vale. It lies 4.6 miles east-north-east of Weston-super-Mare (from Weston-super-Mare: bearing 67°T, OS grid ST 389 640), and is situated west-north-west of Hewish village. The light here possesses a particular, watery clarity, reflecting off the expansive sky and the nearby winding path of the Congresbury Yeo as it pulls toward the Bristol Channel. Ancient echoes persist in the soil, marked by the presence of a Roman villa site nearby, suggesting that the rhythm of life in West Hewish has long been dictated by the drainage of these marshy plains. Farmers here have worked the heavy, dark clays for generations, shaping a landscape that feels perpetually open to the weather. A short distance to the south-east, the expansive grasses of Puxton Moor SSSI provide a sanctuary where the land remains largely untamed by modern encroachment. The air carries a salt-tang from the coast, tempering the scent of damp earth and seasonal harvest. West Hewish remains a place of subtle shifts, where the stillness of the fields is broken only by the calling of birds or the rhythmic work of the seasons.
Flight conditions near West Hewish. Data source: locating…
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Hewish, 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 West Hewish includes coordinates 51.371892, -2.878865, 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 West Hewish is available on the West Hewish 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.