Henlade stretches across the gentle Somerset landscape, defined by the steady pulse of transit and the quiet persistence of its rural borders. It lies 2.9 miles east of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 99°T, OS grid ST 269 235), and is situated north-north-east of Stoke St Mary village. Morning light often catches the rising slopes of Stoke Hill, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the roadside verges. Henlade maintains a distinct identity as a place of passage, where the heavy hum of the nearby A358 contrasts with the stillness found in the surrounding fields. Residents often look toward the elevated greenery of Thorn Hill, which anchors the eastern horizon with a quiet, immovable gravity. The air here carries a crisp, open quality, unburdened by the density of the larger neighbouring town. This landscape balances the utility of modern infrastructure with the stubborn, slow-growing character of the Somerset countryside.
Flight conditions near Henlade. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Henlade and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Henlade, 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 suburban area. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Henlade includes coordinates 51.006793, -3.0427, 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 Henlade is available on the Henlade 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.