Allerford, Somerset Weather
About Allerford, Somerset
Allerford reveals itself as a collection of stone cottages and ancient timber, gathered where the land begins to rise into the rugged expanse of Exmoor National Park. It lies 4.0 miles west of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 275°T, OS grid SS 905 469), and is situated east of Porlock village. The Allerford Packhorse Bridge spans the stream with a humble, arching grace, its weathered stones recording the passage of centuries beneath the shifting light of the West Country. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the slopes of Bossington Hill climb sharply toward the sky, offering a stark, windswept contrast to the sheltered quiet of the valley floor. Travelers often pause near the water to catch the scent of damp earth and moss, a fragrance that defines the character of this damp, verdant hollow. Even the light here seems to possess a particular clarity, filtering through the high canopy of Allerford Combe to illuminate the moss-covered walls of the older dwellings. Time in Allerford does not march with the frantic pace of the modern world, but rather circulates like the slow, deliberate current of the stream beneath the bridge. This landscape invites a contemplative stillness, where the interplay of shadow and stone suggests a history held firmly by the surrounding hills.
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Live animated radar for Allerford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Allerford, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Allerford, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Allerford includes coordinates 51.210875, -3.568842, 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 Allerford is available on the Allerford 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.