Ashill, Somerset Weather
About Ashill, Somerset
Ashill reveals itself through a quiet geometry of limestone and pasture, caught in the slow, deliberate turn of the Somerset seasons. It lies 2.8 miles north-west of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 305°T, OS grid ST 321 173), and is situated north-east of Windmill Hill village. The horizon here is defined by the modest elevation of Speke’s Hill, which catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon and casts long, cooling shadows across the surrounding fields. Beneath the soil, the earth holds the memory of medieval industry, particularly near the Merryfield moated site where the stagnant water of old fishponds reflects the grey, heavy skies of the South West. Ashill maintains a stoic character, its lanes bordered by thick, unkempt hedges that shield the passage of local traffic from the open expanse of the meadows. The air carries a sharp, clean scent of damp earth and churned grass, a sensory reminder of the agricultural rhythms that continue to dictate the pace of life. Ancient stone walls serve as the silent witnesses to centuries of change, their rough surfaces softened by persistent lichen and the persistent encroachment of ivy. There is a singular, honest clarity in the way the landscape holds the light, grounding the inhabitants in a geography that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic speed of modern life.
Flight conditions near Ashill. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ashill and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ashill, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashill, 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 Ashill includes coordinates 50.951997, -2.96693, 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 Ashill is available on the Ashill 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.