Chipstable, Somerset Weather
About Chipstable, Somerset
Chipstable commands a high, exposed position in the Somerset landscape, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke across the fields. It lies 2.4 miles west-south-west of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 257°T, OS grid ST 043 270), and is situated south-south-west of Huish Champflower village. The local topography reveals a hard, ancient character, dominated by the brooding presence of Heydon Hill to the north-west. Two Round Barrows on Heydon Hill sit as silent, grass-covered sentinels on the skyline, marking a horizon that has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Below these elevations, the land falls away into the quiet, secretive depths of Maundown Bottom, where the light seems to thicken and stall among the hedgerows. Chipstable itself maintains a spare, functional grace, with stone buildings that appear to have been pulled directly from the bedrock. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, acts as a modest anchor for the scattered dwellings, its tower a grey silhouette against the shifting Atlantic clouds. This is a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient endurance from those who tend to its steep, unforgiving pastures.
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About This Chipstable, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chipstable, 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 Chipstable includes coordinates 51.034896, -3.366211, 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 Chipstable is available on the Chipstable 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.