East Pennard rests upon the limestone ridges of Somerset, where the earth holds a quiet, heavy permanence beneath the shifting clouds. It lies 4.0 miles south-south-west of Shepton Mallet (from Shepton Mallet: bearing 199°T, OS grid ST 597 375), and is situated north-north-west of Wraxall village. The terrain rises toward the modest summit of King’s Hill, where the land tilts sharply enough to catch the first grey light of morning before the rest of the valley wakes. From this vantage, one might trace the ancient, hollowed contours of King’s Hill Gully, a place where the air remains cool and still, unaffected by the distant hum of modern transit. Agriculture defines the rhythm of East Pennard, with hedgerows marking out fields that have surrendered to the slow, persistent work of grazing cattle for generations. St. Nicholas Church acts as the local anchor, its tower a sturdy sentinel built from the same tawny stone that seems to bloom in the damp, western weather. The landscape here does not demand attention, yet it possesses a deliberate gravity, pulling the eye toward the horizon where the land meets the broad, uncaring sky. Time in East Pennard is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual darkening of lichen on the dry-stone walls and the seasonal turning of the pasture grass.
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Live animated radar for East Pennard and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Pennard, 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 East Pennard includes coordinates 51.135412, -2.576593, 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 East Pennard is available on the East Pennard 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.