Alcombe, Somerset Weather
About Alcombe, Somerset
Alcombe stretches across the lower slopes of the Somerset landscape where the air carries the sharp, salt-edged tang of the nearby Bristol Channel. It lies 0.8 miles south-east of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 143°T, OS grid SS 975 451). This suburb holds a quiet dignity, finding itself entirely contained within the protected expanse of Exmoor National Park. To the south, the rising contours of Trimps Hill and Penny Hill cast long, cooling shadows across the rooftops as the afternoon light begins to yellow. The proximity to the West Somerset Railway allows the low, rhythmic chugging of heritage locomotives to drift through the gardens, grounding the modern day in the soot and iron of the past. Alcombe maintains a distinct character, marked by stone walls that seem to hold the warmth of the sun long after the clouds have gathered. The valley floor, particularly toward Ellicombe Combe, offers a sanctuary of green where the transition from moorland to coast is felt in the sudden, bracing shifts of the wind. Such geography ensures that Alcombe remains a place of transition, caught between the wild, heather-clad heights and the steady, tidal pulse of the shore.
Flight conditions near Alcombe. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Alcombe and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Alcombe, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alcombe, Somerset, 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. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alcombe includes coordinates 51.196622, -3.466911, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Alcombe is available on the Alcombe map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset 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.