Horton, Somerset Weather
About Horton, Somerset
Horton reveals itself through the low, insistent hum of the Somerset landscape, where the flat fields seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. It lies 2.3 miles west of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 271°T, OS grid ST 321 148), and is situated south of Broadway village. The horizon here is defined by the steady rise of Barley Hill, a silhouette that anchors the southern view and provides a quiet boundary to the agricultural rhythm of the fields. Beyond the immediate pastures, the terrain dips toward the River Ding, where the water catches the light in sudden, silver flashes against the darker reeds. Traces of an older, industrial past linger in the soil, marked by the Pottery Kiln S Of Whitney Bottom, a silent monument to the kilns that once fired the local clay into sturdy domestic wares. Horton maintains a composure born of centuries of steady labour, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger arteries of travel. The air carries the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, a fragrance that defines the transition between the seasons. Each lane in Horton narrows to accommodate the ancient hedgerows, forcing a slower pace that allows one to notice the subtle, deepening shadows cast by the afternoon sky.
Flight conditions near Horton. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Horton and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Horton, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Horton, 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 Horton includes coordinates 50.928909, -2.96739, 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 Horton is available on the Horton 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.