Highbury remains a quiet sanctuary where the Somerset landscape folds into a verdant, rolling topography. It lies 3.6 miles south-south-east of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 157°T, OS grid ST 686 487), and is situated north of Coleford village. The terrain here breathes with the ancient pulse of the earth, as Highbury exists entirely within the protected expanse of the Edford Woods & Meadows SSSI. Sunlight catches the limestone outcrops with a pale, pearlescent glow, illuminating the rugged slopes of Bullock’s Hill that rise just to the west. Beneath the surface, the memory of industrial toil lingers, though the land now returns to a wilder, more rhythmic state of growth. The air carries a crisp, mineral clarity, sharpened by the proximity of hidden valleys and the cool, damp breath of the nearby woodlands. Highbury holds a stillness that suggests the passage of seasons is the only clock that truly matters in this corner of the world.
Flight conditions near Highbury. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Highbury and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highbury, 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 Highbury includes coordinates 51.236929, -2.450164, 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 Highbury is available on the Highbury 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.