Holwell, Somerset Weather
About Holwell, Somerset
Holwell emerges from the limestone bedrock of Somerset like a quiet thought held between the folds of the Mendip Hills. It lies 3.5 miles west-south-west of Frome (from Frome: bearing 237°T, OS grid ST 728 449), and is situated south-west of Nunney village. Geologists often look toward the Holwell Quarries SSSI, where the earth reveals its ancient, fractured strata in a thin, one-hectare scar upon the landscape. Beyond these rocky exposures, the ground softens into the green, sheltered hollows of Holwell Valley, where the light seems to linger longer against the damp, heavy grass. Time here is measured by the slow accumulation of sediment and the patient growth of hedgerows rather than the frantic pace of the modern world. The proximity of Nunney Castle, a moated fortification of fourteenth-century ambition, provides a stark, grey counterpoint to the organic sprawl of the surrounding fields. Holwell remains defined by this intersection of industrial heritage and the enduring, unyielding weight of the surrounding stone.
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Live animated radar for Holwell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Holwell, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holwell, 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 Holwell includes coordinates 51.203362, -2.390235, 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 Holwell is available on the Holwell 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.