Holywell remains a quiet sanctuary where the heavy, damp air of the Somerset lowlands clings to the hedgerows. It lies 2.3 miles south-west of Yeovil (from Yeovil: bearing 225°T, OS grid ST 529 132), and is situated west-south-west of Burton village. The landscape here is defined by the soft, folding contours of the earth, punctuated by the ancient presence of the Chessels Roman Villa just to the north, where stone foundations sleep beneath the rye grass. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from Slaford Bottom, casting a pale, pearlescent sheen over the fields as morning breaks. Holywell preserves a stillness that seems to defy the passing of centuries, undisturbed by the hurried pulse of the modern world. The terrain slopes gently toward the south, catching the light in long, amber ribbons that illuminate the rugged texture of the surrounding pastures. History here is not a loud proclamation but a quiet accumulation of soil and stone, marking the slow passage of seasons over the land.
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Live animated radar for Holywell and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holywell, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Holywell includes coordinates 50.916977, -2.671319, 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 Holywell is available on the Holywell 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.