Cheddar, Somerset Weather
About Cheddar, Somerset
Cheddar commands the rugged limestone threshold where the Mendip Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, spill their shadow across the Somerset levels. It lies 1.9 miles east-south-east of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 115°T, OS grid ST 459 532), and is situated north-west of Draycott village. Beneath the towering cliffs, the Cheddar Yeo flows with a persistent, cold clarity, carving a path through the limestone that has defined the rhythm of the valley for aeons. Visitors often gather at the Market Cross, a stone relic that anchors the junction of Bath Street and Union Street, where the light catches the weathered masonry in a way that makes the centuries feel thin. Beyond the bustle of the main thoroughfares, the air holds the damp, mineral scent of the deep subterranean caverns that honeycomb the earth nearby. Cheddar retains a quiet gravity, its character shaped by the intersection of ancient royal history and the slow, relentless work of water on rock. Looking upward toward the Cheddar Viewing Tower, the horizon reveals a landscape that feels both meticulously ordered by agriculture and untamed by the high, craggy escarpments. Every stone in Cheddar seems to hold a memory of the persistent transition between the wild heights above and the fertile, flat expanse below.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Cheddar, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cheddar, 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 Cheddar includes coordinates 51.275439, -2.776584, 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 Cheddar is available on the Cheddar 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.