Knowle emerges from the Somerset lowlands as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the nearby horizons. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of Bridgwater (from Bridgwater: bearing 52°T, OS grid ST 335 399), and is situated west-north-west of Bawdrip village. The land here holds the damp, heavy scent of earth that has long been shaped by the slow movement of water through the surrounding drainage channels. To the north-north-west, the modest rise of Knowle Hill provides a gentle vantage point from which the flat, verdant fields appear as a patchwork of pale greens and deep, shadowed browns. Further west, the waters of Withy Pool catch the sky, turning from slate-grey to an intense, reflective silver as the clouds drift over the levels. The architecture of Knowle remains spare and functional, reflecting a history tied to the cultivation of these fertile, reclaimed soils. Light lingers late across the open pastures, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch towards the distant horizon with a persistent, quiet grace. This landscape possesses a stark, unadorned beauty, where the horizon remains wide and the wind carries the clean, sharp salt-breath of the Bristol Channel.
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Live animated radar for Knowle and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knowle, 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 Knowle includes coordinates 51.154582, -2.952228, 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 Knowle is available on the Knowle 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.