Fivehead, Somerset Weather
About Fivehead, Somerset
Fivehead commands a modest prominence in the Somerset landscape, where the limestone ridges catch a pale, silvery light that distinguishes this terrain from the low-lying moors nearby. It lies 4.9 miles west-south-west of Langport (from Langport: bearing 241°T, OS grid ST 351 230), and is situated north of Isle Abbotts village. The local geology reveals itself in the sturdy, warm-toned stone of the older cottages, which seem to grow directly from the earth rather than being placed upon it. To the north, the slopes of Fivehead Hill rise to meet the shifting clouds, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that define the horizon. A short walk away, the Fivehead Woods and Meadow SSSI preserves a fragment of ancient, undisturbed ground where the seasons turn with a quiet, persistent rhythm. The church of St. Martin stands as a focal point of the parish, its tower watching over the lanes with a gravity earned through centuries of local change. Here, the air holds a clarity that sharpens the edges of the hawthorn hedges and the slate roofs. Fivehead remains a place where the geography dictates the pace of life, anchored by the heavy, fertile soil of the surrounding plains.
Flight conditions near Fivehead. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Fivehead and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Fivehead, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fivehead, 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 Fivehead includes coordinates 51.003129, -2.925764, 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 Fivehead is available on the Fivehead 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.