Gurney Slade, Somerset Weather
About Gurney Slade, Somerset
Gurney Slade emerges from the limestone folds of the Mendip Hills, where the earth reveals a rugged, ancient character. It lies 3.6 miles north of Shepton Mallet (from Shepton Mallet: bearing 4°T, OS grid ST 622 492), and is situated east-south-east of Binegar village. Beneath the grey, heavy skies of Somerset, the terrain rises sharply toward the heights of Cock Hill, casting long, disciplined shadows over the limestone cottages. A quiet industry once defined these slopes, leaving behind a landscape that feels carved by the persistent labour of those who quarried the stone. To the southwest, the verdant basin of Kingscombe captures the moisture of the lowlands, softening the starkness of the surrounding rock. Gurney Slade retains a stoic composure, its stone walls mirroring the geological strata that provide the foundation for every hearth and threshold. The light here has a way of lingering on the pale surfaces of the buildings, turning the mundane masonry into a study of silver and slate. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, inevitable weathering of the stone against the persistent wind.
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About This Gurney Slade, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gurney Slade, 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 Gurney Slade includes coordinates 51.241263, -2.54153, 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 Gurney Slade is available on the Gurney Slade 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.