Godney, Somerset Weather
About Godney, Somerset
Godney commands the low-lying expanse of the Somerset Levels, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a perpetually shifting sky. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 339°T, OS grid ST 485 424), and is situated east-south-east of Lower Godney village. The land here remains defined by the persistent presence of water, as the Division Rhyne snakes through the fields just to the south-south-west, feeding the damp, fertile soil. Ancient peat moors once dominated this terrain, leaving a legacy of marshy resilience that dictates the pace of life for those who work the earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the remnants of the Glastonbury Lake Village serve as a silent reminder of how early inhabitants navigated these same seasonal floods. Light catches the edges of the reeds and the dark, heavy drainage channels, casting long, dramatic shadows that emphasise the lack of vertical obstruction in the landscape. Godney maintains a quiet, singular character that resists the encroaching pace of modern development, favouring the slow, rhythmic cycle of the seasons. Each winter, the encroaching waters turn the meadows into reflective pools, briefly reclaiming the land for the wildfowl and the sky.
Flight conditions near Godney. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Godney and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Godney, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Godney, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Godney includes coordinates 51.178761, -2.737061, 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 Godney is available on the Godney 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.