Chilson, Somerset Weather
About Chilson, Somerset
Chilson emerges from the rolling Somerset folds as a collection of quiet lanes and ancient boundaries where the horizon feels remarkably close. It lies 2.9 miles south of Chard (from Chard: bearing 172°T, OS grid ST 326 038), and is situated east-north-east of Tytherleigh village. The landscape here is defined by the subtle tension between the high ground of Honey Hill to the west and the damp, low-lying character of the surrounding fields. Sunlight often catches the edges of the nearby Broom Gravel Pits Sssi, where the earth has been turned to reveal a stark, geological patience beneath the grass. Chilson maintains a stillness that belongs to the limestone and clay, indifferent to the shifting pace of the modern world. Travellers passing through might notice how the light shifts across the hedgerows, creating long, deliberate shadows that define the shape of the afternoon. Each stone wall in Chilson seems to hold the memory of a previous season, grounding the hamlet firmly within the broader, unhurried geography of the South West.
Flight conditions near Chilson. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Chilson and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Chilson, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chilson, 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 Chilson includes coordinates 50.830417, -2.957003, 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 Chilson is available on the Chilson 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.