Burtle, Somerset Weather
About Burtle, Somerset
Burtle emerges from the flat, peat-rich expanse of the Somerset Levels as a low island of sand and gravel, rising slightly above the surrounding damp earth. It lies 6.5 miles south-east of Burnham-on-Sea (from Burnham-on-Sea: bearing 124°T, OS grid ST 392 433), and is situated north of Edington village. The horizon here is vast and open, defined by a sky that seems to press down upon the horizon with a heavy, pale brilliance. Burtle rests within the Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors SSSI, where the watery light reflects off the network of drainage ditches that carve the dark soil into precise, geometric pastures. To the east, the gentle rise of Burtle Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, offering a vantage point over a landscape that has held human presence since the prehistoric era. Ancient timber trackways remain buried beneath the peat nearby, silent markers of people who once navigated these marshlands before the land was tamed by modern drainage. The quietude of the place is punctuated only by the shift of wind through the reeds and the distant, rhythmic call of wintering birds. Such a geography demands a patient eye, rewarding the observer with the sight of shadows stretching long and thin across the fields as the afternoon light wanes.
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Live animated radar for Burtle and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Burtle, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burtle, 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 Burtle includes coordinates 51.18586, -2.871143, 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 Burtle is available on the Burtle 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.