Kilkenny, Somerset Weather
About Kilkenny, Somerset
Kilkenny marks a quiet convergence of Somerset soil, where the land rises into the soft, green shoulder of the Mendip periphery. It lies 3.1 miles north-west of Castle Cary (from Castle Cary: bearing 305°T, OS grid ST 601 352), and is situated south-south-west of Wraxall village. The horizon here is dominated by the looming presence of Pennard Hill, which draws the eye northward with its sharp, limestone-dusted silhouette against the shifting weather. Below these heights, the fields around Kilkenny retain a heavy, damp fertility, holding the morning mist long after the sun has touched the higher ridges. To the north-west, the terrain slips into the shadowed recesses of Hill Close Gully, where the air cools and the light takes on a bruised, metallic quality. Kilkenny maintains a sparse, agrarian composure, indifferent to the encroaching bustle of more populous hubs. The architecture of the few dwellings reflects the limestone geology, pale and porous, seemingly grown from the earth rather than built upon it. Life in Kilkenny remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, defined by the wind that sweeps unimpeded across the open pasture.
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Live animated radar for Kilkenny and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Kilkenny, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kilkenny, 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 other settlement. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Kilkenny includes coordinates 51.115251, -2.571099, 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 Kilkenny is available on the Kilkenny 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.