Carhampton reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and slate that holds the memory of the Somerset lowlands in its steady, unpretentious architecture. It lies 3.4 miles south-east of Minehead (from Minehead: bearing 132°T, OS grid ST 007 424), and is situated west-south-west of Blue Anchor village. The landscape here breathes with the expansive, untamed character of Exmoor National Park, which embraces Carhampton within its protected boundaries. To the west, the slopes of May Hill rise with a soft, persistent authority, guiding the eye toward the distant, rolling horizons of the moor. The light in this corner of the world possesses a particular clarity, often catching the grey masonry of local walls until they glow with a pale, silver warmth. Just a short distance to the east, the earth guards the secrets of an early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery, a silent reminder of the centuries that have already walked these lanes. Life in Carhampton moves at a pace set by the turning of the seasons, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. Here, the air carries a faint, sharp scent of salt from the nearby coast, mingling with the earthy perfume of the surrounding fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carhampton, 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 Carhampton includes coordinates 51.173015, -3.420457, 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 Carhampton is available on the Carhampton 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.