Ashton, Somerset Weather
About Ashton, Somerset
Ashton retains a quiet, persistent gravity amidst the low-lying agricultural plains of Somerset. It lies 3.1 miles south-south-west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 200°T, OS grid ST 412 498), and is situated south-east of Chapel Allerton village. The landscape here is defined by the damp, rhythmic pulse of the Allerton Moor Rhyne, where water moves with a sluggish, silver clarity through the reeds. To the east, the weathered stone of the Wayside Cross at Stoughton Cross marks the passage of centuries, catching the pale, slanted light of late afternoon. Ashton exists as a modest collection of dwellings that seem to have grown from the soil rather than being placed upon it. Beyond the immediate fields, the dark, elevated silhouette of Brinscombe Hill rises to break the horizon, providing a stark contrast to the flat, verdant expanse of the surrounding pastures. This geography dictates a slow existence, one governed by the shifting weather patterns that roll in from the Bristol Channel. Ashton remains tethered to these ancient, water-logged rhythms, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world.
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Live animated radar for Ashton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ashton, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ashton, 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 Ashton includes coordinates 51.244536, -2.842552, 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 Ashton is available on the Ashton 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.