Bishopswood, Somerset Weather
About Bishopswood, Somerset
Bishopswood occupies a quiet corner of Somerset where the air holds the cool, damp clarity of the Blackdown Hills. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Chard (from Chard: bearing 303°T, OS grid ST 259 127), and is situated west-south-west of Buckland St Mary village. The landscape here gathers itself into gentle slopes, providing a backdrop where the light often lingers in shades of soft, bruised violet before the dusk settles. Only half a mile to the south-east, the Long Lye SSSI preserves a fragment of ancient woodland that breathes a sense of stillness into the surrounding fields. The earth of Bishopswood feels ancient and deliberate, shaped by the slow, persistent passage of water and wind over centuries. To the south, the prominence of Cinder Hill rises as a silent sentinel, casting long shadows that trace the contours of the valley floor. History remains etched in the quietude of the lanes, where the modern pace of life seems to falter and lose its urgency. Every hedgerow and limestone boundary in Bishopswood serves as a testament to the patient, enduring rhythm of a rural existence far removed from the clamour of larger centres.
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Live animated radar for Bishopswood and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Bishopswood, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bishopswood, 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 Bishopswood includes coordinates 50.909124, -3.054796, 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 Bishopswood is available on the Bishopswood 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.