Ashbrittle remains a quiet anchor of the Somerset landscape, defined by its verdant creases and the persistent, low-slung light of the West Country. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-west of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 203°T, OS grid ST 052 214), and is situated south-west of Stawley village. The terrain here rises to meet Heniton Hill in the west, where the wind carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and coming rain. Ashbrittle keeps its own council, with the pale stone of the parish church standing as a solitary witness to the slow turn of the seasons. To the east, the water of Marcombe Lake catches the sky, turning a slate grey that mirrors the heavy clouds often drifting in from the Bristol Channel. The local paths wind through pastures where the grass grows thick and unbothered, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world. Life in this corner of the county is measured by the gradual shifting of shadows across the fields rather than the ticking of a clock. Such solitude grants the land a gravity that lingers long after one has departed its borders.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashbrittle, 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 Ashbrittle includes coordinates 50.984337, -3.351661, 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 Ashbrittle is available on the Ashbrittle 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.