Hardington emerges from the Somerset landscape as a cluster of stone dwellings that seem to have grown directly from the limestone foundations of the earth. It lies 3.6 miles north-west of Frome (from Frome: bearing 323°T, OS grid ST 741 526), and is situated north-west of Buckland Dinham village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, often catching the pale, weathered walls of the houses as the sun shifts toward the west. Hardington remains tethered to the quiet pulse of the land, defined by a geography that favours small, hidden hollows and the slow persistence of water. Hardington Brook traces a meandering path just a short distance away, its steady murmur serving as a constant companion to the surrounding pastures. Beyond the immediate fields, the looming presence of Ammerdown Tower provides a sharp, vertical contrast to the soft horizontal lines of the rolling terrain. These surroundings retain a contemplative stillness, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the lengthening shadows across the meadows and the seasonal changes in the hedgerows. Through these lanes, the air carries a crisp, earthy scent that lingers long after one has passed through the quiet outskirts of the hamlet.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hardington, 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 Hardington includes coordinates 51.272094, -2.371465, 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 Hardington is available on the Hardington 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.