Brent Knoll, Somerset Weather
About Brent Knoll, Somerset
Brent Knoll commands the flat Somerset levels with a singular, limestone presence that anchors the surrounding marshland. It lies 1.9 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Sea (from Burnham-on-Sea: bearing 44°T, OS grid ST 328 515), and is situated west of East Brent village. Rising abruptly from the reclaimed alluvial plains, the prominent hill of Brent Knoll dominates the horizon, its summit bearing the silent earthworks of an ancient hillfort that once surveyed the shifting tides of the Bristol Channel. The village itself maintains a quiet, enduring character, where the architecture of local stone reflects the damp, silver light peculiar to this low-lying corner of the South West. A short walk away, the Village Green offers a modest, grassy respite, providing a vantage point to observe the slow transition of shadows across the fields. From the higher ridges, the eye is drawn toward the distant, saline expanse of the Berrow Dunes SSSI, where the air tastes of salt and the grasses lean perpetually toward the land. History here is not merely a record but a physical weight, felt in the way the heavy, clay-rich soil clings to the boots of those traversing the paths between the modern houses and the prehistoric ramparts. Brent Knoll remains a place defined by the tension between the solid, unyielding earth of the hill and the vast, watery horizons that press in from the coast.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Brent Knoll, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brent Knoll, 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 Brent Knoll includes coordinates 51.258778, -2.963838, 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 Brent Knoll is available on the Brent Knoll 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.