Sunlight catches the slate roofs and modern brickwork of Cotford St Luke, illuminating a landscape that balances contemporary growth against a legacy of quiet, agrarian patience. It lies 3.8 miles west-north-west of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 298°T, OS grid ST 169 273), and is situated south of Bishops Lydeard village. The air here carries a crisp, open quality, drifting in from the broad, fertile expanse of the Vale of Taunton Deane to the south. To the west, the Halse Water traces a narrow, persistent path through the low-lying fields, its progress marking the boundary where the ground begins to shift toward the rising contours of the countryside. Residents often walk the short distance toward the site of Cotford Farm, where the weathered remnants of historic ruins offer a stark, stony reminder of the centuries of labour that preceded the current streets. Cotford St Luke maintains a distinct character, defined by its blend of reclaimed institutional history and the steady, domestic pulse of modern life. The evening shadows here stretch long across the tarmac, softening the edges of the houses and giving the surrounding horizon a deep, indigo clarity. Every season brings a shift in the sky, reflecting the wide, unencumbered bowl of the Somerset heavens above the rooftops.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cotford St Luke, 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 Cotford St Luke includes coordinates 51.039291, -3.186106, 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 Cotford St Luke is available on the Cotford St Luke 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.