Babcary, Somerset Weather
About Babcary, Somerset
Babcary preserves a quiet dignity, defined by the low, rolling limestone ridges that define the character of South Somerset. It lies 4.6 miles east of Somerton (from Somerton: bearing 88°T, OS grid ST 562 287), and is situated south of Lydford-on-Fosse village. The landscape surrounding Babcary holds the weight of long human occupation, marked by the ancient, rounded silhouette of the Bowl Barrow known as Wimble Toot rising from the earth to the south. A stillness hangs over the fields here, interrupted only by the seasonal pulse of the Babcary Meadows Sssi, where wildflowers thrive in the damp, unhurried soil. The architecture of the place speaks in the muted tones of local stone, grounding the dwellings firmly against the expansive, shifting sky of the West Country. Narrow lanes wind between hedgerows that have witnessed centuries of agricultural labour, linking the hearths of Babcary to the wider, verdant basin of the river valleys. Time seems to gather in the hollows and along the brook-side paths, bestowing a heavy, contemplative peace upon the fields and the scattered, enduring homesteads.
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About This Babcary, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Babcary, 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 Babcary includes coordinates 51.055998, -2.626187, 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 Babcary is available on the Babcary 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.