Handy Cross, Somerset Weather
About Handy Cross, Somerset
Handy Cross emerges as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the quiet, verdant folds of the Somerset countryside. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of Wiveliscombe (from Wiveliscombe: bearing 47°T, OS grid ST 122 315), and is situated south-south-west of Lydeard St Lawrence village. The land here rises with a measured, deliberate grace, dominated by the brooding presence of White Hill just a short distance to the south. Where the fields meet the horizon, the light often takes on a pale, translucent quality that clarifies the sharp edges of the hedgerows. Beyond the immediate pastures, the dense canopy of Combe Wood provides a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open grazing lands that define the local character. Handy Cross remains a place where the stillness is punctuated only by the seasonal rhythms of agricultural life and the distant passage of wind. The soil itself holds a heavy, clay-rich persistence, grounding the scattered homes firmly against the elements. Each lane leading away from the houses seems to carry the faint, lingering scent of damp earth and crushed clover, marking the passage of the seasons through the valley.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Handy Cross, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Handy Cross, 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 Handy Cross includes coordinates 51.076628, -3.253382, 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 Handy Cross is available on the Handy Cross 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.