Buckland Down, Somerset Weather
About Buckland Down, Somerset
Buckland Down remains a quiet assembly of stone and pasture, defined by the steady, unyielding topography of the Somerset landscape. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Radstock (from Radstock: bearing 130°T, OS grid ST 723 519), and is situated south-south-west of Faulkland village. The horizon here is marked by the distinct silhouette of the Ammerdown Tower, which rises above the neighbouring woods like a stone finger pointing toward the shifting clouds. Beneath the open sky, the soil supports a patchwork of fields that have been worked for generations, yielding a harvest that reflects the stubborn character of the earth. Just a short distance away, the earthworks of Kingsdown Camp offer a silent reminder of early human presence, casting long, deliberate shadows across the grass as the sun begins its slow descent. Buckland Down experiences a clarity of light in the late afternoon that seems to sharpen the edges of the drystone walls, revealing every weathered crevice of their construction. This quietude is broken only by the movement of the wind across the high ground, a sound that carries the chill of the coming evening. There is a sense of measured permanence in the way the local stone catches the fading gold, anchoring the buildings firmly to the limestone bedrock.
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About This Buckland Down, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckland Down, 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 Buckland Down includes coordinates 51.266189, -2.39812, 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 Buckland Down is available on the Buckland Down 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.