Dodington, Somerset Weather
About Dodington, Somerset
Dodington emerges from the quiet fold of the Quantock Hills as a singular point of permanence in the Somerset landscape. It lies 6.5 miles east-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 104°T, OS grid ST 172 406), and is situated east-south-east of Holford village. The light here catches the high, open ridges, casting long shadows that sharpen the contours of the earth towards the ancient earthworks of Dowsborough. Below these heights, the land holds a damp, cooling stillness, particularly near the hidden waters of Culls Pit where the reflection of the sky remains undisturbed by the wind. Dodington retains an air of profound reserve, its stone structures appearing as if they were drawn up from the soil itself rather than built upon it. The horizon is dominated by the weight of Woodlands Hill, which presses against the western sky and dictates the slow, rhythmic movement of the weather. Residents of Dodington observe a quiet existence, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, where the primary history is written in the slow succession of seasons across the valley floor. The silence is broken only by the occasional sharp call of birds or the rustle of vegetation, leaving the observer to contemplate the stark, unadorned beauty of this Somerset corner.
Flight conditions near Dodington. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Dodington and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Dodington, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dodington, 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 Dodington includes coordinates 51.15868, -3.184761, 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 Dodington is available on the Dodington 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.