Hinton holds a quiet authority over the flat, productive fields of Somerset, where the horizon stretches wide under a pale, shifting sky. It lies 3.1 miles north-north-east of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 21°T, OS grid ST 574 205), and is situated north of Mudford village. The land here carries the weight of centuries, particularly where the earth rises slightly to accommodate the Moated Site At Hinton Farm, a subtle indentation that marks where medieval life once anchored itself against the damp. Small lanes thread through the parish, connecting Hinton to the broader rhythm of the county without sacrificing its own solitary character. To the south-west, the West Mudford Medieval Settlement suggests a time when the population moved in closer harmony with the soil, leaving behind these faint, grassy echoes of their industry. The air often feels heavy with the scent of turned earth, a reminder that the local economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. Hinton remains a place of understated persistence, existing more for the birds and the wind than for the casual traveller. Through these quiet acres, one finds a landscape that asks for nothing but observation, rewarding the patient eye with the simple, unadorned beauty of a working countryside.
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Live animated radar for Hinton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hinton, 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 Hinton includes coordinates 50.982464, -2.608216, 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 Hinton is available on the Hinton 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.