Ford Street maintains a quiet, unassuming presence along the low-lying lanes of Somerset. It lies 1.8 miles south-east of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 143°T, OS grid ST 156 182), and is situated south of Chelston village. The horizon here is dominated by the looming presence of Wellington Monument, which serves as a solitary, needle-like sentinel against the shifting grey skies of the south-west. To the south-east, the slopes of Buckland Hill rise with a heavy, earthen permanence, grounding the surrounding fields in a deep, verdant shadow. Ford Street itself keeps a steady pace, defined by the narrow, winding veins of local roads that have long served the agricultural life of the valley. A short distance away, the quiet elevation of Quarts Moor offers a vantage point where the wind carries the damp, clean scent of approaching weather. The architecture of Ford Street remains modest and functional, reflecting a history tied to the soil rather than the grandeur of stone monuments or civic pride. Each evening, the light stretches thin across the hedgerows, gilding the damp leaves in a fleeting, copper hue before the dusk settles over the fields.
Flight conditions near Ford Street. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ford Street and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ford Street, 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 Ford Street includes coordinates 50.957274, -3.202355, 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 Ford Street is available on the Ford Street 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.