Cossington, Somerset Weather
About Cossington, Somerset
Cossington holds a quiet gravity upon the elevated ground of the Polden Hills, overlooking the low-lying levels of Somerset. It lies 4.4 miles east-north-east of Bridgwater (from Bridgwater: bearing 61°T, OS grid ST 359 404), and is situated west-north-west of Chilton Polden village. The morning light here often catches the flat, reflective surfaces of the nearby Cousney Rhyne, which drains the ancient, peaty soil with a slow and deliberate patience. To the south, the gentle rise of Pendon Hill breaks the horizon, offering a subtle contrast to the wide, expansive water meadows that characterise this part of the county. Stone houses in Cossington exhibit the warm, honeyed hues of local lias, their walls absorbing the damp air that drifts in from the Bristol Channel. Residents walk paths that have remained largely unchanged for centuries, tracing lines across fields where the earth feels heavy with the memory of past agriculture. The sky above Cossington possesses a vast, open quality, unburdened by the clutter of modern industry, allowing the changing seasons to paint the landscape in distinct, seasonal palettes of bruised purple and pale gold. History here is not a loud proclamation but a quiet presence, felt in the thickness of the mortar and the way the wind moves across the reeds of the surrounding ditches.
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About This Cossington, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cossington, 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 Cossington includes coordinates 51.159341, -2.917162, 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 Cossington is available on the Cossington 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.