Clapton, Somerset Weather
About Clapton, Somerset
Clapton emerges from the Somerset landscape as a modest collection of stone dwellings defined by the quiet authority of the Mendip horizon. It lies 1.7 miles west-south-west of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 254°T, OS grid ST 638 534), and is situated east-south-east of Ston Easton village. The sunlight here often catches the limestone walls with a pale, sharp clarity, revealing the subtle textures of masonry that have weathered decades of Atlantic winds. To the east, the rounded swell of Folly Hill rises to anchor the view, its grassy slopes offering a stillness that seems to slow the very air passing over the fields. The terrain around Clapton holds a deep, ancient quietude, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic movements of livestock grazing on the thin, alkaline soil. A short distance to the west, the expansive grounds of Ston Easton Park lend a formal grandeur to the periphery, where centuries of managed woodland meet the unkempt, honest scrub of the hedgerows. Through these lanes, one senses the weight of a geography that prioritises endurance over sudden change, grounding every passerby in the simple, uncompromising reality of the earth. Clapton remains a place where the horizon dictates the pace of the day, indifferent to the hurried progress of the wider world.
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Live animated radar for Clapton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Clapton, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clapton, 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 Clapton includes coordinates 51.278866, -2.520022, 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 Clapton is available on the Clapton 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.