Compton Bishop, Somerset Weather
About Compton Bishop, Somerset
Compton Bishop gathers beneath the limestone ridges of the Mendip Hills, where the earth seems to hold the weight of an ancient, quiet endurance. It lies 1.8 miles west of Axbridge (from Axbridge: bearing 280°T, OS grid ST 403 550), and is situated west-north-west of Cross village. The light here catches the pale, weathered stone of the local cottages, reflecting a softness that lingers long after the sun has begun its descent behind the heights. To the north-east, the slopes of the Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI rise in a jagged, grassy spine, drawing the eye upward toward the vast, open sky of Somerset. Further west, the hidden crevices of Picken’s Hole remain as a silent geological witness to the deep, prehistoric layers of the terrain. Compton Bishop maintains a measured pace, its identity defined by the sharp contrast between the elevated limestone outcrops and the flat, fertile levels that stretch toward the horizon. The moisture in the air often carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and coming rain, characteristic of the low-lying fields nearby. Each lane and hedgerow suggests a landscape that has been worked by hand for generations, offering a grounded, unsentimental beauty to those who traverse its paths.
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About This Compton Bishop, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Compton Bishop, 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 Compton Bishop includes coordinates 51.291491, -2.857538, 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 Compton Bishop is available on the Compton Bishop 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.