Helland remains a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the low, damp horizons of the Somerset Levels. It lies 5.6 miles south-south-east of North Petherton (from North Petherton: bearing 153°T, OS grid ST 328 248), and is situated east-south-east of North Curry village. The land here holds the water, and the slow, deliberate movement of the Widness Rhyne marks the southern boundary of the fields. Sunlight catches the reeds in long, thin ribbons, illuminating the damp earth where the sky feels vast and heavy with the promise of rain. North Curry Meadow SSSI sits just a short walk to the north-north-east, a small pocket of protected land that maintains the wilder character of the valley floor. Helland exists in the shadow of these rhythms, where the soil is rich, dark, and indifferent to the passing of years. The architecture here follows the practical lines of agricultural necessity, built to endure the saturation of the seasons. There is a stark honesty in the way the horizon meets the grass, leaving little room for artifice in the daily life of Helland.
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Live animated radar for Helland and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Helland, 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 Helland includes coordinates 51.018668, -2.959263, 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 Helland is available on the Helland 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.