Leigh upon Mendip, Somerset Weather
About Leigh upon Mendip, Somerset
Limestone walls and quiet lanes define the character of Leigh upon Mendip, where the stone seems to hold the pale, diffused light of the Somerset sky. It lies 4.6 miles south-south-east of Midsomer Norton (from Midsomer Norton: bearing 160°T, OS grid ST 689 472), and is situated south of Coleford village. The parish church of Saint Giles stands as a sentinel of honey-coloured masonry, its tower a familiar landmark against the shifting weather of the Mendip plateau. To the east, the verdant hollow of Hale Combe draws the morning mists into its depths, offering a stark contrast to the drier, elevated pastures that surround the houses. The landscape here bears the subtle scars of a long-standing relationship with the earth, where the remnants of historical mining still punctuate the quiet fields. A short distance to the south, the stillness of the Mill Pond reflects the passing clouds, serving as a tranquil counterpoint to the working life of the surrounding ridges. Leigh upon Mendip maintains a deliberate pace, governed more by the turning of the seasons than by the haste of the modern world beyond its borders. The air retains a crisp, elemental clarity, unburdened by the clamour of larger thoroughfares.
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About This Leigh upon Mendip, Somerset Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Leigh upon Mendip, 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 Leigh upon Mendip includes coordinates 51.223698, -2.446498, 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 Leigh upon Mendip is available on the Leigh upon Mendip 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.