Ilford endures as a quiet collection of dwellings where the Somerset landscape softens into verdant, low-lying fields. It lies 1.8 miles north of Ilminster (from Ilminster: bearing 9°T, OS grid ST 363 175), and is situated east of Ilton village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition of pastures that catch the pale, slanted light of the South West. Just half a mile to the north, the waters of Cad Brook trace a narrow path through the earth, marking the land with a silver, serpentine line. The terrain rises slightly toward the east, where the slopes of Puckington Hill break the flat expanse of the horizon. Ilford remains detached from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, maintaining a character defined by its proximity to the working soil. Old stone and timber foundations anchor the houses to a history of agricultural labour that has persisted for generations. Throughout the changing seasons, the air maintains a cool, damp clarity that seems to sharpen the outlines of every hedgerow and gate.
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EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ilford, 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 Ilford includes coordinates 50.954249, -2.907138, 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 Ilford is available on the Ilford 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.