Langford emerges from the flat, industrious plains of Somerset as a quiet congregation of stone and slate. It lies 2.2 miles north-west of Taunton (from Taunton: bearing 314°T, OS grid ST 198 268), and is situated north-north-east of Norton Fitzwarren village. The landscape here holds a particular, muted stillness, where the low sun catches the damp edges of the fields in the late afternoon. To the south, the earth rises toward the ancient, grass-grown ramparts of the Norton Camp Large Univallate Hillfort, a silent sentinel that has watched over the passage of centuries. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Langford, the Back Stream traces a silver, winding path through the heavy clay, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish intent. The rhythm of the horizon is broken only by the gentle swell of Rag Hill, which anchors the eastern view against the shifting Somerset sky. Residents observe the seasonal turning of the land with a pragmatic eye, far removed from the clamour of the nearby market town. Time seems to accumulate in the hedges and the deep, narrow lanes that connect Langford to the wider world.
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Live animated radar for Langford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Langford, 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 Langford includes coordinates 51.03528, -3.143759, 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 Langford is available on the Langford 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.