Charlton Mackrell commands a quiet authority over the limestone plateau of South Somerset, where the horizon stretches wide and pale under an expansive, heavy sky. It lies 2.6 miles east of Somerton (from Somerton: bearing 83°T, OS grid ST 528 290), and is situated west-north-west of Charlton Adam village. The land here holds the memory of ancient cultivation, marked by the steady, rolling presence of Windmill Hill, which serves as a silent sentinel just to the west. Charlton Mackrell maintains a dignified composure, its stone dwellings absorbing the amber glow of late afternoon with a permanence that defies the fleeting nature of the seasons. To the northeast, the Kingweston Meadows SSSI reveals the intricate, fragile biology of the damp pastures, where the grasses bow to the prevailing winds. The architecture of the parish church rises with a sharp, vertical grace, grounding the landscape in a tradition of craft that persists despite the modern pace of the nearby roads. Each lane radiates a singular, unadorned clarity, offering a perspective on the Somerset plains that feels both immense and intimately contained. Life in Charlton Mackrell remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the shifting light that defines the character of these high, open fields.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charlton Mackrell, 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 Charlton Mackrell includes coordinates 51.05855, -2.673522, 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 Charlton Mackrell is available on the Charlton Mackrell 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.