Hackness, Somerset Weather
About Hackness, Somerset
Hackness presents a modest silhouette against the expansive, low-lying horizon of the Somerset Levels. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Burnham-on-Sea (from Burnham-on-Sea: bearing 143°T, OS grid ST 332 457), and is situated west-north-west of East Huntspill village. The land here remains stubbornly flat, a reclaimed expanse where the air carries a sharp, saline clarity drifting in from the distant Bristol Channel. Farmers work the heavy, silty soil with an industrious precision, indifferent to the shifting patterns of light that sweep across the fields in long, grey-blue ribbons. To the north-east, the scent of crushed apples at Rich’s Cider Farm serves as a seasonal reminder of the orchards that once defined these fertile parishes. Hackness feels less like a destination and more like a quiet pause in the landscape, punctuated by the occasional passage of a tractor or the distant, rhythmic call of birds navigating the watercourses. The proximity of the Alstone Lake Settlement Site offers a skeletal reminder of the ancient, marsh-bound lives once led in this challenging terrain. Here, the passage of time is measured not by grand architecture, but by the relentless, slow cycle of the tides and the patient turning of the earth.
Flight conditions near Hackness. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Hackness and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Hackness, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hackness, 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 Hackness includes coordinates 51.207122, -2.95689, 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 Hackness is available on the Hackness 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.