Bayford, Somerset Weather
About Bayford, Somerset
Bayford reveals itself through a quiet succession of limestone walls and verdant lanes that trace the contours of the Somerset landscape. It lies 0.9 miles east-north-east of Wincanton (from Wincanton: bearing 70°T, OS grid ST 726 291), and is situated west-north-west of Stoke Trister village. The River Cale meanders through the damp meadows just to the north-north-west, its path marked by a silver glint that catches the pale morning light against the darker hedgerows. Beyond the immediate fields, the rounded rise of Windmill Hill looms to the west, providing a steady anchor for the horizon while the wind stirs the ancient oaks. Bayford maintains a character defined by this slow, pastoral rhythm, where the heavy scent of damp earth persists long after the rain has retreated into the soil. Travelers passing through the lanes often note how the light here seems to linger, casting long, bruised shadows across the stone thresholds as the afternoon draws to a close. This specific quietude belongs to a landscape where the modern world feels distant, filtered through the rustle of leaves and the steady, unhurried flow of the nearby water. Each lane in Bayford serves as a reminder of the enduring weight of the land, grounding the observer in a geography that has remained largely indifferent to the passing of centuries.
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Live animated radar for Bayford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bayford, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bayford, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bayford includes coordinates 51.060581, -2.391744, 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 Bayford is available on the Bayford 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.