Ash Cross, Somerset Weather
About Ash Cross, Somerset
Ash Cross marks a quiet convergence of rural lanes where the Somerset landscape softens into a patchwork of verdant fields. It lies 3.7 miles east-south-east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 102°T, OS grid ST 282 230), and is situated east-north-east of Stoke St Mary village. The morning light here often catches the elevation of Thorn Hill to the east, casting long, deliberate shadows that stretch across the damp hedgerows. Ash Cross remains defined by these modest shifts in topography, where the land rises with a subtle grace toward the higher ground of Stoke Hill in the west. The air carries a stillness that seems to preserve the ancient rhythm of the surrounding agricultural pastures. Further south, the Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands SSSI anchors the ecosystem, offering a dense, limestone-rich sanctuary for local flora. This intersection of paths serves as a waypoint for those traversing the quiet arteries of the county, far from the hurried pulse of larger hubs. Ash Cross keeps its own counsel, holding to the steady, enduring character of a landscape shaped by earth, wind, and the slow turn of the seasons.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ash Cross, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ash Cross, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ash Cross includes coordinates 51.002208, -3.024297, 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 Ash Cross is available on the Ash Cross 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.